Google DeepMind researchers say four AI agents built with the Gemini 4 Argon model defeat Minecraft’s Ender Dragon after beginning from scratch in a randomly generated survival world. Reports describe the agents completing the task in about 27 hours, including the time since they wrote their first program, using a sandboxed environment.

According to outlets, the agents coordinate through text chat and work without any human intervention, generating and running thousands of custom programs to progress in the game. The Next Web and Engadget focus on the Ender Dragon win and emphasize that the agents learn and adjust through shared “tips” and discussion of “mistakes.” Times of India highlights the number of programs written during the process. The researchers describe the result as evidence that multi-agent systems can collaborate to solve complex, open-ended tasks.