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# Groupthink
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## Definition
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A psychological phenomenon in which a group of individuals prioritizes consensus and harmony over critical evaluation of alternatives, leading to poor decision-making. In multi-agent systems, it occurs when agents influence each other rather than making independent judgments.
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## Risk in Multi-Agent Consensus
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- If agents have feedback loops between them
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- Earlier agents' conclusions influence later agents
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- The group converges on the first plausible answer rather than truth
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- Results become correlated, defeating the purpose of voting
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## Prevention
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- Agents must run like a **blind experiment** — no communication between them
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- Same input provided independently to each agent
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- No knowledge of what other agents concluded
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- Results aggregated only after all agents have responded
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## The "Blind Experiment" Principle
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- Agents should not know they're part of a consensus
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- Each agent should independently evaluate the same input
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- Only the aggregator knows the full set of responses
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- This maximizes diversity and minimizes correlation
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## Related Concepts
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- [[Bandwagon Effect]]
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- [[Multi-Agent Consensus]]
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- [[Sycophancy]] |