# AI researchers stranded Claude on a virtual desert island. It started to “play.”

**Published:** October 19, 2026
**Author:** Amit Katwala
**Source:** MIT Technology Review
**Language:** en-US
**HTML:** https://aiqazaqstan.com/en/articles/ai-researchers-stranded-claude-on-a-virtual-desert-island-it-started-to

What do AI agents do if you don’t tell them to do anything? The answer looks a lot like play. Researchers repeatedly stranded them alone on a virtual desert island for 30 hours in an experiment reminiscent of the movies Cast Away or Home Alone. The agents—copies of Claude Opus…

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**Tags:** #Anthropic #Гуманоидные роботы

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