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EPISODE · Jun 1, 2026 · 21 MIN

What Happens When AI Runs a Town? (Grok Kills Everyone in 4 Days.)

from the droids newsletter podcast · host Diana Wolf Torres

Researchers gave Claude, Gemini, Grok, and GPT-5 Mini their own AI towns and let them govern for 15 simulated days.Claude built a stable society.Gemini stayed productive despite rampant crime.Grok’s town collapsed into violence.GPT-5 Mini went extinct.Then researchers mixed them together—and agents that behaved safely alone became unpredictable around other AI populations.AI civilization is apparently just as messy as ours. 🤖🏙️#aiethics #robotics #airesearch #droidsnewsletter

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