
Yet another stupid death: AI plays NetHack
Some recent deaths from my project logs: killed by a jackal, while praying killed by a killer bee, while fainted from lack of food killed by a boulder killed by a boulder (again) killed by an Uruk-hai, while praying – 16 turns after the previous prayer The NetHack community has a name for this: YASD, Yet Another Stupid Death. It’s the shorthand veterans use when a character dies in a way that was entirely preventable and slightly embarrassing. My AI agent is a YASD factory. ...