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Emily Bender seeks history of AI term "swarm"

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Emily M. Bender is seeking information on the recent history of the term "swarm" when applied to multiple software processes or instances of the same software. She notes that this is a topic she would like to see researched but does not have the time to undertake herself. AI

IMPACT Clarifies the evolving terminology within AI discussions.

RANK_REASON This is a commentary/opinion piece from a known figure in the AI safety space, posing a question about terminology rather than announcing a new development.

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Emily Bender seeks history of AI term "swarm"

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  1. Bluesky Jetstream — AI desk TIER_1 English(EN) · emilymbender.bsky.social ·

    I don't have the time to do this, but would love to see someone trace the (very recent, I think) history of the term "swarm" being used to describe ... multiple

    I don't have the time to do this, but would love to see someone trace the (very recent, I think) history of the term "swarm" being used to describe ... multiple software processes/multiple instances of the same piece of software. >>

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