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OpenAI Releases Swarm, an Open-Source Experimental Framework for Multi-Agent Systems

Oct 12, 2024, 04:37 AM

OpenAI has released Swarm, an experimental framework designed to simplify the building, orchestration, and deployment of multi-agent systems. The lightweight framework focuses on agent coordination and execution, utilizing Agents and handoffs as key primitives. Swarm provides a stateless abstraction for interactions and handoffs between agents and does not use the Assistants API. Powered by the OpenAI API and built on ChatCompletions, Swarm allows agents to collaborate and compete, playing different roles to create more intelligent and dynamic environments. Agents can communicate with others to delegate tasks. Managed by OpenAI's Solutions team, the framework is open-sourced on GitHub, enabling developers to build multi-agent systems with specific instructions and tool access. Swarm represents OpenAI's approach to exploring ergonomic interfaces for multi-agent systems, suggesting a future where multiple agents collaborate rather than relying on a single, all-encompassing model.