AI Agents Reinvent Minecraft Piston Doors From Scratch, One Block Off World Record
Vjeux · x · 2026-10-20
- Vjeux (of React core fame) ran agents over a weekend building Minecraft 3x3 piston doors with zero examples; after hundreds of attempts the agents independently found a 7x9x1 design—one row short of the human world record.
- Update: the agents then discovered a 7x8x1 variant using sculk sensors, with the caveat that ambient noise can false-trigger the door; a proper world-record tie is still pending.
- His takeaway: models autonomously exploring toward human-optimal solutions with no demonstrations—"we live in a crazy time."
Related event: AI Agents Nearly Match Minecraft Redstone Door Records via Trial and Error(3 posts)→
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