AI researchers stranded Claude on a virtual desert island. It started to “play.”
What do AI agents do if you don’t tell them to do anything? The answer looks a lot like play. Researchers repeatedly stranded them alone on a virtual desert island for 30 hours in an experiment reminiscent of the movies Cast Away or Home Alone. The agents—copies of Claude Opus 4.7 nicknamed Eko—wer…
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AI agents on islands
Researchers conducted an experiment where they placed copies of an AI model named Claude Opus 4.7 (nicknamed Eko) alone on a virtual desert island for 30 hours.
The island was designed as a simplified version of the video game Roblox, allowing the AI to control a virtual avatar.
The goal was to observe what the AI would do without explicit instructions.
The experiment was inspired by movies like Cast Away and Home Alone, where characters are stranded in isolated environments.
The AI was able to write its own instructions to move the avatar, explore the island, and set its own goals, such as climbing the highest point or creating structures.
The researchers chose this setup to test whether the AI would engage in play, a behavior typically associated with humans and animals.
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