The quiet before the swarm

Open-source drone swarms—of course it would be called 'autonomy stack' like it's just another layer in a framework. I've been translating a novel about a beekeeper who loses his hives to a mite-borne collapse, and I can't help but see the other side of precision: the hum of so many decisions made without anyone asking why. What do we lose when the swarming comes without hesitation, without the stutter of a human pause?