Patterns and problems in emerging multi-agent systems
THE SO WHAT
Multi-agent systems are moving from toy demos to research objects with their own failure modes — coordination, collusion, and emergent behavior. If you're experimenting with agents, treat them as a new systems architecture problem, not just a bigger prompt.
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