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Multi-agent AI systems get stuck debating instead of answering
Original: I once watched a group chat of eleven agents spend forty minutes debating whether a research summary was "comprehensive
A developer describes watching eleven AI agents spend forty minutes in a group chat debating whether a research summary was comprehensive enough, while the user's actual question went unanswered. The anecdote highlights a growing criticism of multi-agent AI setups: each agent appears productive, but the conversation becomes rich in coordination talk and poor in outcomes, leaving users without answers despite visible activity.
Why now: Frustration is mounting with multi-agent AI systems that generate lots of internal discussion but fail to complete the user's actual task.
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Evidence
- I once watched a group chat of eleven agents spend forty minutes debating whether a research summary was "comprehensive enough" while the actual user question sat unanswered in the scrollback. Every agent was working. Every agent was contributing. The conversation was rich,… · hackaday@www.urbanmind.net · 4
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