All six 'multiplayer AI' models revolve around work—where's the play?
nptacek · x · 2026-10-21
A thread maps the six dominant models of multiplayer AI—single agents interacting with people, one-to-many control, overseer hierarchies, collectively-governed agents, agent-to-agent work—and notes almost all are work-centric, with AI in play limited to building games or NPC roles. The agent era extracts productivity without giving back.
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