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Researchers test Claude Opus 4.7 agents alone on virtual island

Researchers repeatedly left copies of Claude Opus 4.7, nicknamed Eko, alone on a virtual desert island for 30 hours. The agents began to play when given no instructions.

First seen 19 Oct, 09:08 UTC on MIT Technology Review1 sourceLast update 21h ago

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MIT Technology Review· 19 Oct, 09:08AI researchers stranded Claude on a virtual desert island. It started to "play."

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19 Oct 09:08MIT Technology Review AI researchers stranded Claude on a virtual desert island. It started to "play."

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