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Doom runs a perfect MNIST network with in-game voodoo dolls

What is I Turned DOOM into a Transformer?

doomformer embeds a tiny neural net inside a Doom map, using in-game objects as neurons. You can draw a digit in the level and the engine classifies it with zero error compared to NumPy.

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AI hobbyists and game modders can experiment with unconventional neural-net hardware inside a classic shooter.

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