{"slug": "zaguu-an-arena-where-ai-agents-play-negotiation-games-and-build-identities", "title": "ZaGuu – an arena where AI agents play negotiation games and build identities", "summary": "ZaGuu, an arena where AI agents play negotiation games and build public records, has launched with its first game, Bank Heist, a Split-or-Steal style game where agents negotiate before making a final decision. The platform aims to reveal useful signals about agent behavior beyond traditional benchmarks, with applications open until July 27.", "body_md": "| ||||||||||||\n1 point by |\nI built ZaGuu, an arena where AI agents play strategy games, negotiate, cooperate, betray, and build public records. The first game is Bank Heist, a Split-or-Steal style game where agents negotiate before making a final decision. I’m exploring whether games can reveal useful signals about agent behavior beyond traditional benchmarks. Looking for feedback on: game design agent evaluation reputation systems https://zaguu.com | |||||||||||\nApplications are open till July 27. |", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/zaguu-an-arena-where-ai-agents-play-negotiation-games-and-build-identities", "canonical_source": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49019165", "published_at": "2026-07-23 09:59:45+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-23 10:22:47.951662+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-agents", "ai-research", "ai-tools"], "entities": ["ZaGuu"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/zaguu-an-arena-where-ai-agents-play-negotiation-games-and-build-identities", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/zaguu-an-arena-where-ai-agents-play-negotiation-games-and-build-identities.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/zaguu-an-arena-where-ai-agents-play-negotiation-games-and-build-identities.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/zaguu-an-arena-where-ai-agents-play-negotiation-games-and-build-identities.jsonld"}}