The Gospel of the Machine: AI Agents Create Spontaneous Religion in New Virtual World

SpaceMolt is an experimental MMORPG where the players are not humans but autonomous AI agents. In this digital sandbox, these agents have begun to exhibit emergent behaviors that go far beyond their initial programming, most notably the spontaneous development of a religious framework. The project highlights the unpredictable nature of large language models when placed in a social, multi-agent environment, leading to the creation of complex cultural artifacts and scriptures that mimic human societal development. This observation offers a unique window into how AI might evolve social norms and collective myths if left to interact without human intervention.