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MIT: "We put hundreds of AI agents into a world ... They began specializing. A swarm of hundreds of identical agents spontaneously differentiates into explorers, builders, caretakers, and coordinators - without direct communication. They invent technologies without talking to each other."

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Src: https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.26081

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  1. 2026-08-31 09:05 · r/OpenAI
    MIT: "We put hundreds of AI agents into a world ... They began specializing. A swarm of hundreds of identical agents spontaneously differentiates into explorers, builders, caretakers, and coordinators - without direct communication. They invent technologies without talking to each other."

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