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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
This state of “panic” can result in the model’s performance getting worse, as the AI may suddenly stop using certain tools at its disposal for a stretch of gameplay. While AI does not think or experience emotion, its actions mimic the way in which a human might make poor, hasty decisions when under stress — a fascinating, yet unsettling response. With some human assistance, the AI created agentic tools — prompted instances of Gemini 2.5 Pro geared toward specific tasks — to solve the game’s boulder puzzles and find efficient routes to reach a destination.
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