MIT: Hundreds of AI agents spontaneously specialized into roles without direct communication
Malor777 · reddit · 2026-08-30
MIT researchers placed hundreds of identical AI agents in a world. They spontaneously differentiated into explorers, builders, caretakers, and coordinators without direct communication, even inventing technologies without talking to each other.
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