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One particularly successful urban colonist, the raccoon, has adapted extraordinarily well to North American urban enviorments, yet no one has pinned down how.

AI is (finally) able to master classic 1980s platform games By Bang Showbiz Scientists have created an AI program which can master classic 1980s platform games. Researchers formed a family of algorithms - known collectively as Go-Explore - which is capable of completing Atari titles like Pitfall, Freeway and Montezumas Revenge. These games have been tough for AI in the past, but the algorithms could have real-world implications by helping robots better navigate certain environments. These inclu...

BBC News By Paul Rincon Published image captionMontezumas Revenge is deceptively difficult to solve for an algorithm Scientists have come up with a computer program that can master a variety of 1980s exploration games, paving the way for more self-sufficient robots. They created a family of algorithms (software-based instructions for solving a problem) able to complete classic Atari games, such as Pitfall. Previously, these scrolling platform games have been challenging to solve using artificia...