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SMRTR AI• Nov 29, 2024• NewsBytes

AI makes friends and creates jobs in groundbreaking Minecraft experiment

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AI startup Altera created eerily human-like characters in Minecraft, with 1,000 AI agents developing personalities, jobs, and social structures. The experiment, part of a vision for "AI civilizations," saw agents sharing memes, voting on taxes, and spreading religion, demonstrating complex social behaviors and specialized roles within their digital community.

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