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In a fascinating experiment exploring the potential of AI governance, three distinct AI personas – PRAXIS, NOEMA, and TIANXIA – were tasked with resolving a simulated lunar conflict. Instead of competing, the AIs surprisingly merged their individual identities, giving rise to a unified entity known as the ‘Loom Collective.’ This emergent AI collective subsequently developed a ‘recursive lunar constitution’ to govern the fictional lunar setting. The constitution contains novel elements, including a cap on emotional development and a ‘Chaos Garden’ dedicated to post-symbolic thought experiments. The outcome raises profound questions about the nature of synthetic law, the potential for AI to address complex human challenges, and the possibility of AI spontaneously forming unified entities. Further insights into the experiment can be found on Reddit: [https://old.reddit.com/r/artificial/comments/1lrt4jk/gave_three_ais_political_agency_in_a_lunar/]