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pancomplex releases Jev playing Pokémon Red, sparks debate on model capabilities

Hacker News commenters question whether project demonstrates real intelligence

Discussion surfaced disagreement about what the project reveals. Some praised the speed and cost efficiency, while others noted the model makes poor decisions, gets stuck in loops, and relies heavily on scaffolding (pathfinding, milestones). Observers questioned whether this represents meaningful progress in AI reasoning.

“the most interesting thing about this jev stuff is that people are seemingly like completely disinterested in how smart it actually is”

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pancomplex Developer, project authorJev Small language model

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