Overview
Stochastic consensus and agent chat rooms solve different reasoning problems.
Use stochastic consensus when the main objective is breadth. The agents should explore independently so the system can scan a larger search space.
Use agent chat when the main objective is depth. The agents should respond to one another so weak assumptions are challenged and positions become more precise.
A combined workflow is possible:
- Run independent agents to generate a wide field of possibilities.
- Select the most important consensus, divergent, and outlier ideas.
- Give those ideas to a debate room.
- Assign roles that challenge the assumptions behind them.
- Synthesize a smaller set of testable actions.
The first stage expands. The second stage sharpens.