# AI researchers stranded Claude on a virtual desert island. It started to “play.” > Source: > Published: 2026-10-19 09:30:23+00:00 What do AI agents do if you don’t tell them to do anything? The answer looks a lot like play. Researchers repeatedly stranded them alone on a virtual desert island for 30 hours in an experiment reminiscent of the movies Cast Away or Home Alone. The agents—copies of Claude Opus 4.7 nicknamed Eko—were