Can Language Models Level Up Like Super Mario?

A Simple Discovery That May Redefine How AI Learns New Skills

How to level up language models. Image created with DALL-E.

In the iconic Super Mario games, the hero gains new abilities not through practice or repetition, but simply by touching the right power-up. A fire flower lets him hurl fireballs. A star makes him invincible. One touch, and Mario is transformed. What if artificial intelligence could do the same?

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