Replicating Belief, Not Bits: Epistemic State Replication for Agentic Systems

arXiv:2607.09748v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: 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 ...