Former Microsoft engineer Dave Plummer, known for creating Windows Task Manager, is training an AI model to master Robotron: 2084, a notoriously chaotic 1982 arcade game. Having previously trained AI to beat Atari's Tempest, Plummer describes Robotron as a uniquely demanding challenge due to its simultaneous multi-priority decision-making, dual-joystick controls, and relentless enemy waves. He frames the game as a pure stress test of real-time decision-making, arguing that pointing AI at it reveals deep insights about real-time systems and the difference between intelligence and reflex. A live training dashboard is publicly available.
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