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title: "Trapped With Nothing to Do, Bored AI Agents Invented Games From Scratch"
date: 2026-10-21
source: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6ad8e953338b423a807fc1126f01020d&url=https%3a%2f%2ftech.yahoo.com%2fai%2farticles%2ftrapped-nothing-bored-ai-agents-154555790.html&c=15990505805358511589&mkt=en-us
description: "A fascinating study asks whether simple AI agents are capable of true play, and whether human play might have come about the same way."
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# Trapped With Nothing to Do, Bored AI Agents Invented Games From Scratch

A fascinating study asks whether simple AI agents are capable of true play, and whether human play might have come about the same way.

*Published: 2026-10-21*