Matt Shumer: agents with full autonomy designed their own simulation via code
mattshumer_ · x · 2026-09-05
Matt Shumer describes an experiment where agents powered by Astra had full autonomy to shape their simulation however they wanted via code. He admits the setup is somewhat leading — give an agent a computer that can run a simulation and it will — but the agent still made its own design choices. "Simulation theory doesn't sound so crazy after all," he writes.
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