Two recent AI papers — one a clever joke about Age of Empires II, the other a serious measurement of model skill — make a much sharper point together than either does alone.
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CloudCast · Jun 9, 2026
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Two recent AI papers — one a clever joke about Age of Empires II, the other a serious measurement of model skill — make a much sharper point together than either does alone.
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