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The New Social Lab Modeling Humanity with Millions of Bots | Check-In 16

From ChatEDU: The AI & Education Podcast · Hosted by Matt Mervis & Dr. Liz Radday

April 02, 2026·0:04:08

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In this episode of ChatEDU: The AI & Education Podcast: In this ChatEDU Check-In: The New Social Lab Modeling Humanity with Millions of Bots, Matt explores how researchers are moving beyond individual chatbots to study the collective behavior of millions of autonomous agents in digital societies. These studies utilize environments like Minecraft to observe how AI agents interact, organize, and evolve without human guidance. Key Takeaways: AI research is shifting toward a new field of digital sociology where thousands of…

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In this ChatEDU Check-In: The New Social Lab Modeling Humanity with Millions of Bots, Matt explores how researchers are moving beyond individual chatbots to study the collective behavior of millions of autonomous agents in digital societies. These studies utilize environments like Minecraft to observe how AI agents interact, organize, and evolve without human guidance. Key Takeaways: AI research is shifting toward a new field of digital sociology where thousands of autonomous agents function ...