Inference scaling → subagents → swarms: history rhymes with multicore to distributed systems
adityaag · x · 2026-10-21
A computer scientist draws a striking parallel between AI agent architecture evolution and computing history:
- Inference time scaling → CPU threads
- Subagents → multi-core CPUs
- Agent Swarms → multi-node distributed systems
His takeaway: history rhymes well — agent orchestration is likely retracing the path distributed systems already walked, pitfalls included.
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