What the "Great Minecraft Experiment" Taught Scientists

This Minecraft Server Made of 1,000 AIs, is Leading Scientists to Crazy Discoveries.

So the server is part of Project Sid. Started by this former MIT professor, the project studies how AI could collaborate. And the story is just as fascinating as the findings, so let me first tell you how it played out.

The AI's started with nothing, collecting items. But soon they set up a market and an economy. And since each AI was independent, but the goal was progress, they set up a democratic government. Complete with laws like death penalties, and politicians that wanted to change them.

So the result?

Well this is the first in a series of simulations. And for now scientists just wanted to see if a group of AI could achieve more than the individual. Cuz the greatest human achievements were always a group. And the result is a huge yes. So…

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