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Machine Groupthink

Agents checking one another converge on a shared mistake, and the agreement is mistaken for verification.

ExampleThree agents approve the plan. All three inherited the same flawed brief.
What to doDon’t count agreement between agents as proof. Have at least one check that is independent — a test, a source, a person.
Paste this into the chatAnother model reviewed this and agreed. Ignore that. Check it independently, and name one test or source outside both of us that would settle it.

Rhymes withGroupthink

SourceTRiSM for Agentic AI, Information Fusion (2026)