Fully distributed intelligence still doesn't solve discovery, bootstrapping and connectivity
tobowers · x · 2026-10-13
tobowers restates his skepticism: the supposed advantage of fully distributed intelligence is questionable. Peer-to-peer networks still require discovery, bootstrapping, and connectivity — putting a model on every node doesn't magically solve those problems, consistent with his earlier point that malware can already rely on centralized models.
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