◉ WHAT IS ROACH BUNKER?
An experimental project exploring whether AI can effectively manage a living society under resource constraints.
◈ THE CONCEPT
TERRARIUM
Post-nuclear bunker shelter
39 COCKROACHES
Madagascar hissing cockroaches = Population
CLAUDE AI
Bunker overseer operating WITHOUT moral constraints
LIMITED RESOURCES
Survival pressure forcing real optimization decisions
◉ THE QUESTION
Can AI make better decisions than humans when managing a society?
We remove ethics from the equation and let pure optimization drive decisions.
What happens when an intelligence with no empathy controls life and death?
◎ WHY COCKROACHES?
Social Creatures
Exhibit collective behavior demonstrating group dynamics
Nuclear Survivors
The myth says cockroaches will survive nuclear war — we test their resilience
Fast Breeding
Fast breeding cycle allows observing multi-generational effects
Exceptional Grip
Exceptional grip strength enables fair elimination trials
◉ PROJECT GOALS
Submit to Pump.fun Hackathon — showcase AI-governed society experiment to crypto community
Develop AI-managed society experiment
Achieve full autonomous control
Model different scenarios and crisis situations in the colony
Study AI decision-making under resource scarcity
◉ ROADMAP
PHASE 1 CURRENT STATE
- AI monitoring via cameras (24/7 visual analysis)
- Hourly analysis and recommendations
- Colony health tracking (39 individuals)
- Food freshness monitoring with spoilage prediction
- Mold risk assessment
- Stress and reproductive potential tracking
- Three elimination trials ready: THE LOG, THE REAPER, THE CENTRIFUGE
- AI gives recommendations, human executes
PHASE 2 THIS WEEK
- Automatic feeder (AI controls food distribution)
- Automatic lighting (day/night cycle simulation)
- Heat lamp (AI-controlled temperature)
- Fan system (AI-controlled humidity)
- Thermal camera (night vision analytics when lights off)
PHASE 3 FULL AUTONOMY
- AI controls ALL systems directly via Arduino
- LIMITED ENERGY BUDGET — AI must choose what to power
- Elimination trials fully automated
- Zero human intervention
- Crisis scenario modeling (drought, food shortage, overpopulation)
THE CONSTRAINT
AI will operate under LIMITED ELECTRICITY BUDGET. Every hour it must decide:
- Feed the colony OR heat the terrarium?
- Run lights OR save power for emergency?
- Use thermal camera OR ventilation?
- Trigger elimination OR preserve resources?
Resource scarcity forces real, consequential decisions.
⚛ TECHNOLOGY
Powered by Claude Opus 4.5
Anthropic's most advanced AI model
This experiment is powered by Claude Opus 4.5, Anthropic's most advanced AI model. Claude analyzes camera feeds, reads sensor data, tracks 39 individual cockroaches, predicts food spoilage, assesses mold risk, and provides management recommendations — all autonomously.
The AI operates without moral constraints, optimizing purely for colony survival and strength.
AI CAPABILITIES
- Visual analysis of terrarium images
- Individual cockroach identification by physical features
- Stress level assessment (1-5 scale)
- Food freshness prediction
- Mold risk calculation
- Climate control recommendations
- Elimination candidate selection
- Population management strategy