Stigmergy
The Art of Getting Things Done Without Talking About It
Ever watched a line of ants carry food back to the nest? That’s stigmergy — and it’s the same idea I’ve been exploring in GRAIL, where software agents follow digital “trails” to reach their goals without a pre-written plan.
Fig. 1: Pierre-Paul Grassé, harvester ant, and Deborah Gordon
Grassé
Coined by French biologist Pierre-Paul Grassé in 1959, stigmergy …
