Paracosm simulates AGI crisis scenarios

Paracosm feels less like a prophecy machine and more like a structured stress-test for institutional decision-making: useful for exploring failure modes, not for predicting the future.

• –HEXACO-style personality traits create early divergence, but strong scenario pressure can still pull every branch toward the same outcome.
• –The ability for agents to generate tools mid-run makes it more interesting than a canned role-play sim; it’s closer to an agent sandbox with replayability.
• –The demo’s convergence on a safety pause suggests the scenario design may matter more than the “different CEO” setup.
• –That makes it a good fit for governance, red-teaming, and strategy exercises, but a weak basis for real-world forecasting claims.