Laya: 421M decision model plays Flappy Bird in real time on CPU

Jurly @jurlycatOriginally posted 2026.09.23

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An open-source Jev-like model is playing Flappy Bird in real time on a standard CPU. Laya is a 421M-parameter System-1 decision model running on a 12th-gen Intel i7 with OpenVINO INT8. No GPU. No token-by-token generation. It receives the game state and chooses an action in a single forward pass. LLMs can handle planning and reasoning. Small decision models can provide the fast reflexes. The best agent stack may not be one giant model. It may be a slow brain paired with fast reflexes.