Topic: agent swarm

24 chunks · 9 episodes

Topic summary

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  • agent swarm appears in 24 chunks across 9 episodes, from 2026-02-09 to 2026-04-13.
  • Its densest episode is Bits and Bobs 3/30/26 (2026-03-30), with 7 observations on this topic.
  • Semantically it travels with huge amount, opportunity cost, and coordination cost, while by chunk count it sits between Simon Willison and dead end.

Over time

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Mean 2.7 mentions per episode across the full range2026-02-09: 3 mentions2026-02-16: 1 mention2026-03-02: 1 mention2026-03-09: 2 mentions2026-03-17: 2 mentions2026-03-23: 2 mentions2026-03-30: 7 mentions2026-04-06: 5 mentions2026-04-13: 1 mention2026-02-09: 32026-02-16: 12026-03-02: 12026-03-09: 22026-03-17: 22026-03-23: 22026-03-30: 72026-04-06: 52026-04-13: 12026-02-092026-03-172026-04-13

Observations

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Vibe coding addiction is a real thing.

from Bits and Bobs 2/9/26 ·

...' of agentic AI coders, and they're starting to report trouble sleeping because agent swarms are 'like a vampire.' 'A lot of people who are in 'multiple agents mode,' they're napping during the day... It just really is draining.' 'This thing...

Reality can only go so fast.

from Bits and Bobs 2/9/26 ·

... could go way faster. If you have a digital twin environment, you can allow the agent swarm to go as fast as it can in "fast time", to discover the good ideas to then ship back to "slow time" to execute in the real world. Reminds me of the o...