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LLM-Driven Communication Protocol Boosts Multi-Agent RL

ai-technology · 2026-05-20

Researchers propose LMAC, a novel framework that uses an LLM's reasoning to design a communication protocol for cooperative multi-agent reinforcement learning. LMAC enables agents to reconstruct the underlying state accurately and uniformly, iteratively refining the protocol with an explicit state-awareness criterion. Experiments on diverse MARL benchmarks show improved state reconstruction and substantial performance gains over prior methods.

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  • LMAC leverages LLM reasoning to design communication protocols
  • Protocol enables all agents to reconstruct underlying state
  • Iterative refinement using state-awareness criterion
  • Experiments on diverse MARL benchmarks
  • Outperforms prior communication baselines

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