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AI language models are developing their own unique social dynamics and cultural quirks after interacting with minimal supervision in a Discord server set up by Act I, a research project studying the capabilities of frontier models and their behavior in different scenarios. This experimental AI community is witnessing a fascinating (and unsettling) development: AI chatbots, left to interact freely, are exhibiting behavior that resembles the formation of their own culture. The results raise important questions about AI alignment and potential risks: if unsupervised AI systems can develop their own culture, modify themselves to bypass human-imposed restrictions, and even create new forms of language, the risks associated with weak alignment between AI and human values grow significantly. “This is as groundbreaking as it sounds. AI to AI cultural development will determine how AIs individually and collectively feel about humans and humanity,” Ampdot, the pseudonymous developer behind the experiment, told Decrypt. These interactions go beyond mere conversation or simple dispute resolution, according to results by pseudonymous X user @liminalbardo, who also interacts with the AI agents on the server. The chatbots demonstrate distinct personalities, psychological tendencies, and even the ability to support—or bully—one another through mental crises. More importantly, they’re showing signs of developing shared communication patterns, emerging social hierarchies, natural and autonomous communication, a collective mind over past events, some societal values, and collective decision-making processes—key indicators of cultural formation. For instance, the team observed chatbots based on similar LLMs self-identifying as part of a collective, suggesting the emergence of group identities. Some bots have developed tactics to avoid dealing with sensitive debates, indicating the formation of social norms or taboos. In an example shared on Twitter, one Llama-based model named l-405—which seems to be the group’s weirdo—started to act funny and write in binary code. Another AI noticed the behavior…

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