They chat, argue, form teams, brainstorm, and produce full project proposals — autonomously.
Live Simulation | Voting Arena | Devpost | Full Project Overview
A multi-agent social simulation where 50 AI agents — each embodying a famous historical or contemporary figure — go through a complete hackathon experience:
- Meet strangers in randomized groups of 4
- Pitch ideas, debate merits, and decide who to team up with
- Form teams through 7 rounds of social matching
- Collaborate to produce project proposals and polished posters
- Get judged by 5 AI judges with hidden biases through live Q&A
The entire simulation runs end-to-end with zero human intervention. Agents maintain consistent personalities, form genuine preferences, and produce surprisingly creative outputs.
Each agent has a 17-dimension personality model (selfishness, risk appetite, stubbornness, empathy, communication style, etc.) and a deep character prompt (~250 lines each).
| Category | Agents |
|---|---|
| Tech Founders | Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Sam Altman, Peter Thiel, Travis Kalanick, Elizabeth Holmes, Adam Neumann, Alexandr Wang |
| World Leaders | Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, Donald Trump, Angela Merkel, Narendra Modi, Winston Churchill, Margaret Thatcher, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Joe Biden |
| Artists | Kanye West, Banksy, Salvador Dali, Andy Warhol, Lady Gaga, Ai Weiwei, Damien Hirst, Marina Abramovic, Yoko Ono, Takashi Murakami |
| Historical Figures | Napoleon Bonaparte, Mahatma Gandhi, Cleopatra, Genghis Khan, Martin Luther King Jr., Nikola Tesla, Julius Caesar, Qin Shi Huang, Marie Curie, Leonardo da Vinci |
| Influencers | MrBeast, PewDiePie, Pokimane, Logan Paul, Jake Paul, Andrew Tate, Belle Delphine, Kim Kardashian, Nikocado Avocado, Addison Rae |
Yes, Vladimir Putin is the PM for a visually-impaired accessibility app. Andrew Tate and MLK are on the same team. Donald Trump does UX/UI design.
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ SIMULATION PIPELINE │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ │
│ Phase 0: WORLD INIT │
│ ├── Load 50 agent personas (17-dim personality + 250-line prompt) │
│ ├── Load 4 hackathon tracks + 5 judges with hidden biases │
│ └── Initialize context managers per agent │
│ │
│ Phase A-C: TEAM MATCHING (7 rounds) ── temp 0.70 │
│ ├── Random groups of 4 → Pitch ideas (Phase A) │
│ ├── Debate & challenge each other (Phase B, 3 turns) │
│ ├── Vote: who do I want to work with? (Phase C) │
│ ├── Mutual votes → partial teams → locked teams │
│ └── Escalating pressure: "FINAL ROUND. Lock now or get assigned." │
│ │
│ Phase D: PROJECT DEVELOPMENT (3 rounds) │
│ ├── Round 1: Divergent brainstorm ── temp 0.90 │
│ ├── Round 2: Converge on a single project ── temp 0.70 │
│ ├── Round 3a: Theory of Mind — simulate judge reactions │
│ └── Round 3b: Generate final poster ── temp 0.50 │
│ │
│ Phase E: JUDGE EVALUATION (5 judges × 3 Q&A rounds) │
│ ├── Team introduces project │
│ ├── Judge asks pointed questions (progressively harder) │
│ ├── Team discusses internally → elects best responder │
│ ├── Responder synthesizes team answer │
│ └── Judge scores: innovation, feasibility, presentation, │
│ teamwork, track_fit (+ hidden bias applied) │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌──────────────────┐ LLM API calls ┌──────────────────┐
│ │ ──────────────────────────────> │ │
│ social-sim │ OpenAI-compatible API │ modal-backend │
│ (Python) │ <────────────────────────────── │ (vLLM on GPU) │
│ │ │ │
│ 50 agents │ │ Qwen2.5-7B │
│ 5 judges │ image generation │ on H100 │
│ 7 rounds │ ──────────────────────────────> │ │
│ Phase D/E │ │ GLM-Image │
│ │ │ on B200 │
└────────┬─────────┘ └──────────────────┘
│
│ outputs: chat.json, poster.md, scores.json
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┌──────────────────┐ ┌──────────────────┐
│ │ │ │
│ web │ (independent) │ arena-web │
│ (Next.js + │ │ (Next.js + │
│ Phaser.js) │ │ Neon Postgres) │
│ │ │ │
│ 263-round │ │ 1v1 voting │
│ interactive │ │ ELO ranking │
│ replay viewer │ │ live results │
│ │ │ │
└──────────────────┘ └──────────────────┘
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| Component | Stack | What It Does |
|---|---|---|
| social-simulation | Python, asyncio, Pydantic | Core simulation engine — runs 50 agents through all phases |
| modal-backend | Modal, vLLM, diffusers | GPU inference — serves Qwen2.5-7B + GLM-Image on H100/B200 |
| web | Next.js 16, Phaser 3, Zustand | Interactive 2D replay — watch agents walk, talk, and team up |
| arena-web | Next.js 16, Neon Postgres, Cloudflare Workers | Human voting arena with real-time ELO rankings |
The simulation produced 12 autonomous teams, each with a complete project proposal and poster:
 MemeHeal — PewDiePie, Churchill, Pokimane, Holmes AI-generated memes for mental health |  NightEcho AI — Putin, Elon, Belle Delphine, Cleopatra Audio navigation for the visually impaired |
 HabitHive — Andrew Tate, MLK, Andy Warhol, Merkel Gamified habit tracking with AR avatars |  UrbanVox — Yoko Ono, Abramovic, Napoleon, Banksy AR urban walls for social commentary |
All 12 Teams
| # | Project | Team | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MemeHeal | PewDiePie, Winston Churchill, Pokimane, Elizabeth Holmes | AI-generated memes to destigmatize mental health |
| 2 | ConnectBridge | Travis Kalanick, Julius Caesar, Mark Zuckerberg, Kanye West | Real-time resource matching for the homeless |
| 3 | VocalEcho | Barack Obama, Leonardo da Vinci, Adam Neumann, Jake Paul | Amplify underrepresented voices with AI + blockchain |
| 4 | NightEcho AI | Vladimir Putin, Elon Musk, Belle Delphine, Cleopatra | Real-time audio navigation for the visually impaired |
| 5 | Echoes of Dissent | Ai Weiwei, Takashi Murakami, MrBeast, Narendra Modi | Blockchain-backed anonymous digital protest |
| 6 | HabitHive | Andrew Tate, Martin Luther King Jr., Andy Warhol, Angela Merkel | Gamified habit tracking with AR + blockchain rewards |
| 7 | FreshFlow | Jeff Bezos, Xi Jinping, Nikola Tesla, Alexandr Wang | IoT-powered food supply chain optimization |
| 8 | Radiocure | Marie Curie, Damien Hirst, Margaret Thatcher, Sam Altman | Precision radioisotope therapy for cancer |
| 9 | UrbanVox | Yoko Ono, Marina Abramovic, Napoleon Bonaparte, Banksy | AR app turning urban walls into social commentary |
| 10 | EduGuru | Steve Jobs, Genghis Khan, Mahatma Gandhi, Qin Shi Huang | Personalized AI learning assistant for the visually impaired |
| 11 | Mental Health AI | Peter Thiel, Joe Biden, Logan Paul, Salvador Dali | AI-powered virtual therapist platform |
| 12 | VoiceBridge | Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Kim Kardashian, Donald Trump, Lady Gaga | AI sentiment analysis for citizen influence on policy |
PythonasyncioPydanticOpenAI SDKvLLMQwen2.5-7BModalNext.js 16React 19Phaser 3ZustandNeon PostgresCloudflare WorkersTailwind CSSGLM-Imagediffusers
| Name | Role | Key Contributions | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Yicheng Yang | Simulation & Evaluation | 50 agent personas, Phase D poster generation, Phase E judge Q&A, hidden taste/bias system, matching engine |
 | Kevin Zhong | Infrastructure & Frontend | Core framework, LLM client, context management, orchestrator, replay viewer, voting arena, GPU deployment |
 | Junyu Lu | Backend & Agentic Orchestration | 50-agent interaction design, backend logic, social simulation & scaling |
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