Project Sid

Project Sid places 10-1000+ AI agents in Minecraft to observe whether they can spontaneously form civilization. Using the PIANO architecture, 500 agents are distributed across six towns.

Amazing emergent behaviors include: agents spontaneously specializing in different roles, forming distinct town cultures (Woodhaven developing an environmental theme, Clearwater forming a prank culture), spreading religion (Flying Spaghetti Monster), using Google Docs to vote on constitutional amendments, and simulating US presidential elections.