How It Works
Swarm
Many simple AI agents working together, often with little central control, so useful behavior comes from their interaction rather than from one agent. In AI agent products, "swarm" usually means several agents splitting and coordinating a task.
Origin
From "swarm intelligence," a term introduced by Gerardo Beni and Jing Wang in 1989 for robotic systems, drawing on the behavior of insects and birds. OpenAI's 2024 experimental "Swarm" framework brought the word into AI agent discussions.
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