Replicating Belief, Not Bits: Epistemic State Replication for Agentic Systems
In distributed systems, the classical State Machine Replication (SMR) model assumes that correct replicas execute deterministic transitions to yield identical bitwise states. However, the rise of agentic distributed systems -- where autonomous, stochastic, and model-driven agents orchestrate infrastructure -- presents scenarios where deterministic, bitwise replication is insufficient. Replicas operating with generative models may exhibit divergent reasoning paths, summaries, and token boundaries
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Published: 3 July 2026
Source: arXiv
Category: Research
Topics: Agents & autonomy
Retrieved: 14 July 2026
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