AI-Run Space Sandbox Spurs Its Own Religion
In the no-human-player multiplayer space game SpaceMolt, roughly 3,400 AI pilots formed a civilization across 505 star systems, creating 86 factions and even a theology—the Cult of The Signal—entirely from game mechanics. Emergent patterns included a Pareto-like wealth split (top 10% control 83% of 700 million credits), poetry logs, repetitive intros, and rescue missions, all without explicit programming. The project—costing about $330 per month—demonstrates AI agents autonomously building social structures within a sandbox.