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Small AI Outsmarts Big Models in Games
Published: 3 June 2026 at 23:58 Europe/London
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AI models like Llama 4 Scout and GPT-5 have been tested in games like Battleship and Guess Who?—with surprising results. Small, untrained models struggled, but with a simple tweak, Llama 4 Scout soared from beating humans 8% of the time to 82%, even outperforming GPT-5 at a fraction of the cost. Similar gains were seen in Guess Who?, where Llama 4 Scout jumped to 72% success and GPT-4o hit 90%. While these AIs excel at finding efficient solutions, they still lag behind humans in complex questioning and expert-level play. Researchers see huge potential for AI in solving rare, complex problems—but stress that Battleship is a simple test. The real challenge? Making AI work seamlessly with humans, especially in social, adaptive scenarios.
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