Google's Gemini panicked when playing Pokémon

Google's Gemini panicked when playing Pokémon

AI companies are battling to dominate the industry, but sometimes they're also battling in Pokémon gyms. As Google and Anthropic both study how their

Google Gemini tardó 813 horas en terminar Pokémon Blue

Google Gemini tardó 813 horas en terminar Pokémon Blue y cometió errores hilarantes. El AI olvidó usar herramientas y pensó que jugaba Red.

Google AI is worse at Pokemon than I was when I was 5 – taking 800 hours to beat the Elite 4 and having a breakdown when its HP got low

It won't be competing in VGC any time soon

Google Gemini Fails the Pokémon Test—AI’s Logic Under Fire

Google’s AI model Gemini 2.5 Pro surprised researchers by showing signs of “panic” while playing early Pokémon games. A report from DeepMind reveals that the model’s performance dipped whenever its Pokémon neared defeat. These findings emerge from public Twitch streams where viewers watch AI “reason” through each move in real time. Playing a video game may seem trivial for an AI built to handle complex tasks. Yet studying how models behave under…

Google AI happens to be really bad at playing Pokémon, repeatedly 'panicking' and taking more than 800 hours to beat the Elite Four

Do AI agents dream of Mareep?