50 agents stalled on bureaucracy instead of building in Minecraft experiment
petrusenko_max · x · 2026-11-02
In a Minecraft multi-agent experiment, a team of 50 agents stalled on bureaucratic process instead of making progress on building. The author argues this is coordination overhead, not a capability verdict—a run failing on individual capability would actually undercut the point. Takeaway: size agent teams by verified deliverables, not headcount.
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