---
_id: '60897'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: '<jats:p>This work examines the integration of large language models (LLMs)
    into multi-agent simulations by replacing the hard-coded programs of agents with
    LLM-driven prompts. The proposed approach is showcased in the context of two examples
    of complex systems from the field of swarm intelligence: ant colony foraging and
    bird flocking. Central to this study is a toolchain that integrates LLMs with
    the NetLogo simulation platform, leveraging its Python extension to enable communication
    with GPT-4o via the OpenAI API. This toolchain facilitates prompt-driven behavior
    generation, allowing agents to respond adaptively to environmental data. For both
    example applications mentioned above, we employ both structured, rule-based prompts
    and autonomous, knowledge-driven prompts. Our work demonstrates how this toolchain
    enables LLMs to study self-organizing processes and induce emergent behaviors
    within multi-agent environments, paving the way for new approaches to exploring
    intelligent systems and modeling swarm intelligence inspired by natural phenomena.
    We provide the code, including simulation files and data at <jats:ext-link>https://github.com/crjimene/swarm_gpt</jats:ext-link>.</jats:p>'
article_number: '1593017'
author:
- first_name: Cristian
  full_name: Jimenez-Romero, Cristian
  last_name: Jimenez-Romero
- first_name: Alper
  full_name: Yegenoglu, Alper
  id: '117951'
  last_name: Yegenoglu
  orcid: 0000-0001-8869-215X
- first_name: Christian
  full_name: Blum, Christian
  last_name: Blum
citation:
  ama: 'Jimenez-Romero C, Yegenoglu A, Blum C. Multi-agent systems powered by large
    language models: applications in swarm intelligence. <i>Frontiers in Artificial
    Intelligence</i>. 2025;8. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.3389/frai.2025.1593017">10.3389/frai.2025.1593017</a>'
  apa: 'Jimenez-Romero, C., Yegenoglu, A., &#38; Blum, C. (2025). Multi-agent systems
    powered by large language models: applications in swarm intelligence. <i>Frontiers
    in Artificial Intelligence</i>, <i>8</i>, Article 1593017. <a href="https://doi.org/10.3389/frai.2025.1593017">https://doi.org/10.3389/frai.2025.1593017</a>'
  bibtex: '@article{Jimenez-Romero_Yegenoglu_Blum_2025, title={Multi-agent systems
    powered by large language models: applications in swarm intelligence}, volume={8},
    DOI={<a href="https://doi.org/10.3389/frai.2025.1593017">10.3389/frai.2025.1593017</a>},
    number={1593017}, journal={Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence}, publisher={Frontiers
    Media SA}, author={Jimenez-Romero, Cristian and Yegenoglu, Alper and Blum, Christian},
    year={2025} }'
  chicago: 'Jimenez-Romero, Cristian, Alper Yegenoglu, and Christian Blum. “Multi-Agent
    Systems Powered by Large Language Models: Applications in Swarm Intelligence.”
    <i>Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence</i> 8 (2025). <a href="https://doi.org/10.3389/frai.2025.1593017">https://doi.org/10.3389/frai.2025.1593017</a>.'
  ieee: 'C. Jimenez-Romero, A. Yegenoglu, and C. Blum, “Multi-agent systems powered
    by large language models: applications in swarm intelligence,” <i>Frontiers in
    Artificial Intelligence</i>, vol. 8, Art. no. 1593017, 2025, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.3389/frai.2025.1593017">10.3389/frai.2025.1593017</a>.'
  mla: 'Jimenez-Romero, Cristian, et al. “Multi-Agent Systems Powered by Large Language
    Models: Applications in Swarm Intelligence.” <i>Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence</i>,
    vol. 8, 1593017, Frontiers Media SA, 2025, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.3389/frai.2025.1593017">10.3389/frai.2025.1593017</a>.'
  short: C. Jimenez-Romero, A. Yegenoglu, C. Blum, Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence
    8 (2025).
date_created: 2025-08-06T14:59:29Z
date_updated: 2025-08-08T11:37:53Z
doi: 10.3389/frai.2025.1593017
intvolume: '         8'
language:
- iso: eng
publication: Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence
publication_identifier:
  issn:
  - 2624-8212
publication_status: published
publisher: Frontiers Media SA
status: public
title: 'Multi-agent systems powered by large language models: applications in swarm
  intelligence'
type: journal_article
user_id: '117951'
volume: 8
year: '2025'
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