It's one thing for a computer to learn how to beat a Super Mario level from scratch and another to actually learn how to create such a level. And it is definitely another thing to learn all that ...

But what if that program didn't know squat about Mario, or even know about going right or jumping? Yes, a computer program that learns from scratch to beat a level so Super Mario World.

A computer program just taught itself to play Super Mario World. Guess what? It's really, really good. On Saturday, programmer SethBling introduced the world to MarI/O, a Machine Learning program ...