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title: "Left alone with nothing to do, AI agents started playing"
date: 2026-10-21
source: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6adaafcb5f654e1480185f058c3c0ec1&url=https%3a%2f%2ftechcrunch.com%2f2026%2f10%2f22%2fleft-alone-with-nothing-to-do-ai-agents-started-playing%2f&c=2834474634030341089&mkt=en-us
description: "MIT researchers marooned 13 AIs on a virtual island, and they responded by inventing games, mourning a lost ring and, eventually, getting better at their jobs."
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# Left alone with nothing to do, AI agents started playing

MIT researchers marooned 13 AIs on a virtual island, and they responded by inventing games, mourning a lost ring and, eventually, getting better at their jobs.

*Published: 2026-10-21*