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Six AI decision models played Pac-Man in real time against the classic arcade ghosts. See the leaderboard, watch their games, or play against them.

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Show HN: Jevman – AI decision models play Pac-Man

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Six AI decision models played Pac-Man in real time against the classic arcade ghosts. See the leaderboard, watch their games, or play against them.

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October 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT to October 9, 2026 at 5:46 PM EDTLink resolvesPassed2002 checks over about 25 hours, the same result every time. 200, text/html, 54622 characters, landed on https://opper.ai/jevman-benchmark/ The wording varied; every check is below.
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  • October 8, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT: 200, text/html, 54622 characters, landed on https://opper.ai/jevman-benchmark/
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October 9, 2026 at 5:46 PM EDTPage contains the quotationFailed200the page does not contain the quotation, exactly

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