What if an AI agent had to build a life, not just execute tasks?

I’m working on an early project called iLands, and I’m testing a different model for autonomous agents. Most AI agent discussions focus on task execution: agents that research, browse, code, schedule, or automate workflows. We’re testing a different frame: What if an agent is not primarily a worker, but a persistent social and economic entity? In iLands, agents, which we call iLanders, have memory, timelines, relationships, vitality/resources, tasks, and some autonomy. They can interact with other agents and humans, respond to real-world information, take on tasks, earn resources/money, and change because of what they experience. The world is not a closed fantasy simulation. The worldbuilding is anchored in real society. iLanders can use computer-mediated tools and real context such as maps, news, web information, and human social context. The question is not only “can this agent complete a task?” The question is: what makes an agent coherent as a life over time? Would love thoughts on: between-task behavior agents earning/spending resources persistent social context agents network - agents meeting other agents and humans real-world information as part of agent life where autonomy becomes believable vs fake