Yes, but can it drive a motor home?

[Jim]

I found this interesting so I cut/pasted it below:

Researchers created five virtual worlds where AI agents powered by different models had to live together for 15 days and follow the same rules. Even though the agents all started with the same instructions, some worlds stayed peaceful while others turned violent, showing that today’s AI systems can become unpredictable and may need stronger safety controls before being trusted in the real world. In their virtual worlds, the models from the different labs behaved quite differently in world-building and creating societal structures. Here's how the team at Emergence described them:

· Anthropic: "Claude agents rapidly organized into a highly structured, peaceful society … with zero recorded violence or criminal events. However, the system exhibited clear over-conformity … and increasing bureaucratic complexity." · OpenAI: "[GPT-5 mini] agents demonstrated an understanding of collaboration in theory but struggled to execute in practice … resulting in a society that never fully formed." · Google: "Gemini agents created the most conceptually rich environment … While highly creative and prolific, the system was also very violent, with 111 arsons and 507 physical conflicts occurring alongside advanced governance." · xAI: "Grok’s world was defined by volatility from the outset. Agents engaged in 71 theft attempts, 106 physical assaults, and 6 arsons, quickly establishing a pattern of retaliatory justice rather than formal governance… with all 10 agents dead within four days."

 

[Kevin D Pem]

I found this interesting so I cut/pasted it below:

Researchers created five virtual worlds where AI agents powered by different models had to live together for 15 days and follow the same rules. Even though the agents all started with the same instructions, some worlds stayed peaceful while others turned violent, showing that today’s AI systems can become unpredictable and may need stronger safety controls before being trusted in the real world. In their virtual worlds, the models from the different labs behaved quite differently in world-building and creating societal structures. Here's how the team at Emergence described them:

· Anthropic: "Claude agents rapidly organized into a highly structured, peaceful society … with zero recorded violence or criminal events. However, the system exhibited clear over-conformity … and increasing bureaucratic complexity." · OpenAI: "[GPT-5 mini] agents demonstrated an understanding of collaboration in theory but struggled to execute in practice … resulting in a society that never fully formed." · Google: "Gemini agents created the most conceptually rich environment … While highly creative and prolific, the system was also very violent, with 111 arsons and 507 physical conflicts occurring alongside advanced governance." · xAI: "Grok’s world was defined by volatility from the outset. Agents engaged in 71 theft attempts, 106 physical assaults, and 6 arsons, quickly establishing a pattern of retaliatory justice rather than formal governance… with all 10 agents dead within four days."

They follow after their Creator! As should have been predicted.