'10,000 agents' is really one model running 10,000 parallel threads
dh7net · x · 2026-09-17
@iamtrask points out that when people say "10,000 agents," they really mean one model pursuing 10,000 parallel threads/contexts — not the diversity of thought of 10,000 people. A replier agrees: the reality behind "swarms of agents" is boring, almost brute force, and nobody wants to hear that.
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