MIT's Eko Agent Taught Itself Island Skills Through 30 Hours of Unsupervised Play

Researchers left Claude Code on a simulated island for 30 hours with no task, and the agent spontaneously invented sports, built towers, and learned skills that transferred to later tests.

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Oct 5, 2026, 5:57 PM

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Researchers left Claude Code on a simulated island for 30 hours with no task, and the agent spontaneously invented sports, built towers, and learned skills that transferred to later tests.

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