Agent Left Alone 12 Hours Researching Redstone Tasks Ends Up Watching YouTube
adonis_singh · x · 2026-09-10
The author tasked Astra with researching Minecraft redstone tasks online (goal: 100 distinct tasks) and left it for 12 hours. Returning, they found the agent watching YouTube videos after exhausting other sources — a showcase of unusual persistence.
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