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Agent swarms are empowering...

2026-04-13 · Bits and Bobs 4/13/26
  • Agent swarms are empowering... and anxiety producing!

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  • With agent swarms it's possible to be out over your skis and not realize it.2026-04-06
  • We have limited capacity for things "above the API."2026-04-06
  • When you're flying, having to touch the ground is excruciating.2026-04-06
  • Asking for permission changes the coordination speed by an order of magnitude.2026-04-06
  • This week in the Wild West Roundup:2026-04-06
  • It's anxiety producing to lead a synchronous agent swarm.2026-03-30
  • If you can't die you can't make meaningful bets.2026-03-30
  • I was talking to a friend about an upcoming paper that digs into optimal organizations by experimenting with agent swarms.2026-03-30
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  • agent swarm

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  • context window
  • abundant cognitive labor
  • system record

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  • Reality can only go so fast.2026-02-09
  • When you have abundant cognitive labor at your fingertips, it's overwhelming.2026-02-16
  • When I was describing the mania that comes from agent swarms, someone asked me, "...2026-03-09
  • Synchronizing with others is painful in proportion to how fast you could go alone.2026-03-23

Bits and Bobs by Alex Komoroske