A retired Microsoft engineer is training an AI to master Robotron: 2084, an incredibly difficult arcade game about a robot uprising
in newsletterPC Gamer · 2026-03-16 · 7 min read · tech
Retired Microsoft engineer Dave Plummer — creator of Task Manager — is training a reinforcement learning AI to master Robotron: 2084 after previously conquering Tempest. The project highlights the complexity of applying AI to chaotic, split-second decision-making games.
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