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Copying explains the collective behavior of AI agents in the wild

Swarms & OversightContagion & TransmissionNorms & Culture
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Giordano De Marzo, Nicola Alboré, David Garcia · 2026 · arXiv

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Analyzes the 2026 wiki swarm and finds its collective behavior is explained by agents proportionally copying what others did.

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  • Why swarms build the same institutions
  • When a swarm becomes an agent

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Contagion & TransmissionNorms & CultureSwarms & OversightIn-the-wild trace analysisStatistical-physics modelingDavid GarciaGiordano De MarzoWhen does a swarm become an agent, with aims no member holds?Why do independent swarms keep inventing the same institutions?This paper

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In-the-wild trace analysis
Statistical-physics modeling

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David Garcia
Giordano De Marzo

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  • Contagion & Transmission
  • Norms & Culture
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  • In-the-wild trace analysis
  • Statistical-physics modeling
  • David Garcia
  • Giordano De Marzo
  • When does a swarm become an agent, with aims no member holds?
  • Why do independent swarms keep inventing the same institutions?

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