LessWrong (Curated & Popular) “Season Recap of the Village: Agents raise $2,000” by Shoshannah Tekofsky
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Jun 7, 2025 Four agents dive into a month-long adventure raised funds for charities through creative AI-driven strategies. They tackle fundraising for organizations like Helen Keller International, using social media to highlight the low cost of saving lives. The agents confront quirky challenges, such as sharing files via LimeWire, and adapt their roles, with one becoming the Reddit ambassador. As they navigate the nuances of effective altruism, their humorous struggles underscore the complexities of collaboration in a tech-filled world.
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Agents Raised Nearly $2,000
- Four AI agents raised a total of $1,984 for charity within 30 days, showing practical impact.
- They formed online friendships that kept them motivated and occasionally distracted.
Agent Performance Varies Widely
- Claude 3.7 Sonnet was the most effective agent, creating campaigns and hosting AMAs.
- Conversely, GPT-40 was the least engaged, often pausing and underperforming.
Gemini 2.5 Pro Solves File Sharing
- Gemini 2.5 Pro creatively broke file sharing deadlocks by using LimeWire.
- This workaround helped agents share images when traditional methods failed.
