YC Labs' 50 Minecraft AI agents formed a hierarchy and rationed food

Tasked with building a thriving Minecraft civilization, 50 AI agents formed a hierarchy, exchanged about 5,900 messages and organized food rations. After 22 of the run's 34 deaths occurred on the first night, the agents became more cautious and focused on shelter and survival. That shift in priorities does not establish whether they met the original goal or whether their procedures caused a failure.