Strand AI on a desert island, and it starts playing and inventing games
AI agents tend to do things when we give them specific commands, such as analyzing data and answering questions. But what would they do if left to their own devices?
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AI agents tend to do things when we give them specific commands, such as analyzing data and answering questions. But what would they do if left to their own devices?
Computer Sciences
Minecraft is one of the world's most popular video games, where players explore, gather resources, craft items and try to survive in a virtual universe constructed of 3D cubes that represent different materials.
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Like a hack writer or a friend rehashing their glory days over and over, artificial intelligence tends to tell the same old story. For AI agents instructed to write fiction, that tale usually involves lighthouses and a keeper ...
Oct 19, 2026
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Large language models (LLMs), the artificial intelligence (AI) systems underpinning the functioning of ChatGPT and other conversational agents, are now widely used to source information, summarize texts and generate content ...
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Researchers from the VUB's Artificial Intelligence Lab and the University of Namur (UNamur) demonstrate in a new large-scale study how autonomous AI systems can spontaneously develop a functional, shared language without ...
Oct 15, 2026
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It's no secret that an ever-increasing number of scientists use AI to help with their papers. While tasks such as polishing text are generally permissible if declared, using the technology to write papers, or parts of papers, ...
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Large language models (LLMs), the artificial intelligence (AI) systems supporting the functioning of ChatGPT, Gemini and similar conversational platforms, are often expected to answer queries, generate texts for specific ...
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Artificial intelligence (AI) systems, particularly the large language models (LLMs) that underpin ChatGPT and similar platforms, are remarkably skilled at answering queries about a wide range of topics. However, the extent ...
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While many fear artificial intelligence will replace humans, using AI to take over some human roles has benefits. Companies can use the technology to conduct surveys and polls, while behavioral scientists can run experiments ...
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Large language models (LLMs), the artificial intelligence systems underpinning the functioning of ChatGPT, Gemini and other similar conversational agents, are now widely used worldwide. In addition to processing, interpreting ...