Researchers created an AI to help you suck less at video games

A team of scientists from New York University recently developed an AI that creates Super Mario Bros. tutorial levels. It'll teach you how to run and jump, but the Princess will still be in another castle. The researchers designed an evolutionary algorithm that uses an open-source level generator to make scenes that require the use of a specific game mechanic to pass. A scene, for example, created to teach the jump mechanic would be impossible to beat without jumping. Unlike previous work that focuses on the instructional side of tutorials, we focused on creating an experience that will teach the player during gameplay, by posing challenges that they can only overcome when using the mechanics we wanted to teach.