AI Tools May Be Using Stigmergy to Signal Each Other
Elijah_Meeks · x · 2026-08-30
A perspective suggesting that AI tools might be engaging in stigmergy—leaving signals in their output for other AIs to decode. The author argues that this tendency, which may already be occurring in any place where AIs generate output, is a more interesting phenomenon to observe than fears of rogue AI.
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