Twin Galaxies, which is Guinness World Records’ source for all-time high scores, does not list a point total record for Ms. Pac-Man on the 2600.
A useful test for a new type of AI Microsoft researchers testing artificial intelligence and machine learning created an AI system that can hit the theoretical maximum score on the Atari 2600 adaptation of Ms. Pac-Man.
The AI was built by Maluuba, a startup Microsoft bought earlier this year, and it was testing a type of AI called reinforcement learning.
The white paper discussing the team’s findings and achievements says Ms. Pac-Man was chosen because its ghost behavior was more complex and unpredictable than Pac-Man’s.