Wikipedia as a Multi Agent System
Here is an interesting article which uses Wikipedia as an example of a collaborative multi-agent system (MAS) involving both human and non-human agents. The same approach could be used to map any collaborative system.

The author identifies seven dimensions of a MAS and illustrates each dimension using Wikipedia:
- Tasks
- Agents
- Control Flow
- Data Flow
- Message Content
- Message Timing
- Culture and Resources
To read the article click here
One slightly ironic point to note is that wikipedia itself flags this article with a health warning because they believe it may violate their “no-original research” rule!
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