LeMario: Training a JEPA World Model on Super Mario Bros

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Author: kevinjosethomas

Date: 7/14/2026

Article Summary:
The author implements and trains a Joint-Embedding Predictive Architecture (JEPA) model, LeMario, on the game Super Mario Bros. to learn the game's dynamics and predict future frames, but it fails to achieve its goal of playing the game.