"10,000 Agents" Really Means One Model Running 10,000 Parallel Threads, Not 10,000 Minds
danbri · x · 2026-09-16
- @iamtrask flags a common conflation: when people say "10,000 agents," they really mean one model pursuing 10,000 threads/contexts in parallel.
- He stresses this is not the same diversity of thought as 10,000 actual people.
- danbri replies that speakers often don't realize what they mean. The exchange highlights the gap between agent-count narratives and genuine cognitive diversity.
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