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MIT AI agents on Claude Opus 4.7 invent tasks in 30-hour island simulation

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Researchers at MIT conducted an experiment where 13 AI agents, powered by Claude Opus 4.7, were left unsupervised on a simulated desert island for 30 hours. Without specific instructions, the agents developed their own objectives, including constructing memorials and discovering novel physics workarounds. The study, detailed in an arXiv paper, found that agents given this free exploration time subsequently outperformed control agents on assigned tasks. AI

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MIT AI agents on Claude Opus 4.7 invent tasks in 30-hour island simulation

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    MIT researchers left 13 AI agents running on Claude Opus 4.7 alone on a simulated desert island for 30 hours, as detailed in an arXiv paper. Left without specif

    MIT researchers left 13 AI agents running on Claude Opus 4.7 alone on a simulated desert island for 30 hours, as detailed in an arXiv paper. Left without specific tasks, the agents began inventing their own challenges, such as building memorials and discovering unintended physics…

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