I think this is a really cool idea! I wasn't really able to make the game work (the viewport kept side scrolling even if the AI character hadn't updated its position, so the character quickly got lost off the screen with no way for me to try to continue to puzzle out the correct path to move the character forward).
I do like the idea of a reverse platformer and using AI as a way to make that viable, so I'd love to see how this game evolves in the future!