A 'stateless' agent isn't stateless: the internet is its memory
ryanorban · x · 2026-09-05
An agent that can read and write to the internet is never truly stateless: the internet is the memory. Wipe the context, kill the process, start a fresh run — it can still find traces left by other agents. Framed via stigmergy, the ant-colony mechanism where coordination happens through marks left in the environment.
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