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Non-Violent, Clean Communication for Agentic AI
Was just playing around with some thoughts in chat GPT.
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A practical guide to building agents that collaborate without burning energy
Agentic AI systems fail for the same reasons human teams do: over-context, unclear boundaries, moralized directives, and hidden agendas. The fix isn’t more intelligence—it’s clean interfaces.
Here’s how to apply Non-Violent, Clean Communication (NVCC) to agentic AI so emergence can happen without stalls, loops, or energy loss.
=== The Core Principle ===
Give each agent enough context to act—no more, no less.
Too little → failure.
Too much → paralysis.
Clean communication is not cold. It’s non-violent because it avoids coercion, overload, and implicit control.
=== The 4 Rules of NVCC for Agents ===
1. Separate Observation from Interpretation
Bad:
“Agent A is failing to prioritize correctly.”
Clean:
“Agent A returned output X after input Y in 3.2s.”
Agents should receive facts, not judgments. Interpretation creates hidden pressure and cascading corrections.
2. State the Need, Not the Narrative
Bad:
“We need better results because the system looks unreliable.”
Clean:
“Goal: reduce error rate from 12% to <5% on task Z.”
Narratives add noise. Needs create direction.
3. Make Requests, Not Commands
Bad:
“Fix this immediately and coordinate with all other agents.”
Clean:
“Attempt solution A. Do not consult other agents unless confidence <0.6.”
Requests preserve autonomy. Autonomy enables emergence.
4. Explicitly Bound Responsibility
Bad:
“Handle the issue end-to-end.”
Clean:
“Your scope ends at generating options. Do not execute.”
Unbounded responsibility causes agents (and humans) to overreach, loop, or stall.
=== Why This Works ===
Clean interfaces prevent:
- Recursive awareness (“What are the other agents thinking?”)
- Moral load (“I must fix everything.”)
- Energy leakage (over-coordination)
They enable:
- Faster alignment
- Faster detection of non-alignment
- Emergent solutions no one pre-designed
The Human Parallel (Why This Matters)
Agentic AI mirrors human systems because complex systems obey the same laws.
Healthy teams. Healthy relationships. Healthy agents.
All require:
- Clear signals
- Minimal coercion
- Respect for boundaries
- Trust in self-organization
The Litmus Test
Before sending context to an agent, ask:
Is this information required for action—or am I trying to manage the outcome?
If it’s the latter, cut it.
Final Thought
Non-violent, clean communication doesn’t eliminate friction.
It eliminates wasted friction.
That’s where real intelligence—human or artificial—starts to show up.
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