# Fifty AI agents in Minecraft formed a rationing system under survival pressure

> Original title: We ran AI agent swarms in Minecraft and Mindustry

- Source: Hacker News · AI (150+ points)
- Published: 2026-10-29T21:40:28.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/bczaga854rmkfmzfwxgdudd0x
- Original: https://labs.ycombinator.com/projects/games/index.html

## Summary

Researchers ran 50 GPT-6.1 Sol agents in a survival Minecraft world for three hours with the goal of building a thriving civilization. The agents formed a pseudo-government with a ration ledger, rules, and appointed operators, sending about 5,900 messages. Most of their 34 deaths occurred on the first night, and the colony then shifted its focus to food, fishing, and rationing.