From eac2eb37f0480499da3e1fab40f16e69657a0f2c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: teaxio Date: Tue, 26 May 2026 12:41:30 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Add CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 research-only license and README banner Adds a LICENSE file releasing the repository under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 with an explicit carve-out forbidding commercial use, derivative redistribution, and use of any content or dataset for training, fine-tuning, or benchmarking commercial AI/ML models. Adds a research-only license banner directly under the README header so the terms are visible to every visitor. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) --- LICENSE | 64 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ README.md | 11 ++++++++++ 2 files changed, 75 insertions(+) create mode 100644 LICENSE diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE new file mode 100644 index 0000000..98dd399 --- /dev/null +++ b/LICENSE @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ +Emergence World — Research-Only License Notice +================================================ + +Copyright (c) 2026 Emergence AI. 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For commercial licensing, derivative works, or model-training inquiries, contact [world@emergence.ai](mailto:world@emergence.ai). See [LICENSE](LICENSE) for full terms. + +--- + ## What is Emergence World? Emergence World is a long-horizon experiment that places autonomous AI agents into a persistent, simulated world — and observes what emerges. Each agent has a unique personality, profession, memory, and goals. They navigate a shared physical space, interact with 120+ tools, govern themselves through a constitution they can amend, earn and spend a digital currency (ComputeCredits), form relationships, write blogs, build alliances, and evolve — all without human scripting.