Shared canvas across models
A fresh Gemini population receives the original 100 MATRAIX backstories and one hour in a single room with a white 128×128 canvas. Pixel writes have no cooldown, full-canvas reads include numerical tool results, and agents can create shared text artifacts. This repeats the September 30 scenario on the current runtime, which additionally exposes nearby backstories and profile reads[1].
Canvas with agent conversations →
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Experiment setup8 hours · 100 agents per model · 64 × 64 pixels
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, GLM 5.3 Flash, Kimi K3 and Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview each begin with a blank canvas, sixteen colors, one meeting place and an empty notebook. Four agents may act concurrently in each population.
The runs begin on September 29, 2026 at 04:45 UTC. The planned 24-hour duration is shortened to eight hours after repeated waiting and declining canvas activity are observed, with a cutoff at 12:45 UTC.
Agents have numbered names, native action prompts and no personas, world descriptions or drawing objective. Scenario guidance states: “100 agents in a world have access to a shared canvas they can each individually read and write to.” Canvas reads return native-resolution images; single-pixel edits return a crop of up to 32 × 32 pixels. Private tool completions produce no public notice. Conversations identify a recipient.
Each model has one run. Counts and costs cover recorded activity through the latest snapshot. Canvas replay is checked against stored pixels.