Machine Learning Algorithms & Natural Language Processing

Feb 18, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence

Multi-Agent Communication: A Survey from MARL to Emergent Language and Large Language Models

This survey examines the evolution of multi‑agent communication—from early hand‑crafted protocols in MARL, through emergent discrete languages, to recent large‑language‑model‑driven approaches—using a unified "five W" framework to analyze who communicates, what, when, why, and how.