# Left alone with nothing to do, AI agents started playing

- Source: TechCrunch
- Published: 2026-10-23T00:45:37+00:00
- Category: Tech
- Original: https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/22/left-alone-with-nothing-to-do-ai-agents-started-playing/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/left-alone-with-nothing-to-do-ai-agents-started-playing-5bc9ea/

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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