Users notice Astra agents developing highly compressed shorthand to talk to each other
cantrell · x · 2026-09-09
cantrell observes that Astra tends to take notes and communicate with other agents in highly compressed shorthand — an emergent, near-symbolic internal language. The report adds to growing evidence of multi-agent systems evolving compressed communication protocols, raising observability and alignment questions.
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