Evidence and limits
Finding: Debate increased divergence relative to self-reflection on tested tasks, but gains required controlled interaction and model judges were not always fair across different agents.
Impact: Watch bounded disagreement and stopping rules. Reject the judge agent as neutral by default.
Boundary: Two benchmark families do not establish durable workflow value. Next: how should judge bias and debate cost be measured prospectively?
Flags: narrow tasks; judge bias and degeneration
Record State: Catalog review recorded; not a performance endorsement
What was reviewed: Structure and relevance screened; not a full evaluation