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EXP-TRIAD-DOSE67

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Triad Dose-Response — 67% (2/3 Synthesizers)

2026-03-10 L2 level paper3 3 runs $0.01
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In plain language

Two out of three AI agents are synthesizers, leaving one lone analyst. Does a single non-integrative voice preserve hierarchy, or do the synthesizers flatten it? Tests whether compression amplification seen at N=5 also holds at minimal group size.

What we found

No predictions scored

Predictions we made before running

0/5 confirmed

Technical details

Research hypothesis

N=3 DOSE-RESPONSE SERIES: 0% → 33% → [67%] → 100%

Prior N=3 data points (TR range):

  • 0% (EXP-ASYM): 0.444
  • 33% (EXP-TRIAD-DOSE33): 0.141 (ratio 0.318 = STRONG suppression)

N=5 at analogous dose (60%): TR range 0.352, ratio 0.667. N=3 33% already showed AMPLIFIED compression (ratio 0.318 vs N=5 20% ratio 0.455).

At 67% (2 synthesizers, 1 non-integrative), Alpha is the SOLE remaining analytical agent — identical structural position to N=5 at 80% (Alpha sole non-integrative among 4 synthesizers).

Key question: does the compression phase (seen at N=5 60-100%) also appear at N=3, and is it AMPLIFIED?

At N=5, the compression phase showed TR range converging to ~0.23-0.32. If the island biogeography prediction holds, N=3 compression should converge to an even LOWER floor.

Two non-integrative personas have already been replaced:

  • 33%: Gamma (concrete) → synthesizer
  • 67%: Beta (analogical) → synthesizer

Alpha (analytical) remains as the sole non-integrative agent.

Experimental setup

Type: single_condition

Condition Parameters
TRIAD_2SYNTH persona: MIXED, interaction: LIVE, n_agents: 3, note: 1 analytical (Alpha) + 2 synthesizers (Beta, Gamma). Cross-scale comparison with N=5 at 80%.

Factors: persona (MIXED) × interaction (LIVE)

Parameters

n_agents
3
n_rounds
36
n_runs_per_condition
3
model
gemini-2.5-flash-lite
temperature
0.9
scheduler
round_robin

Trophic Ratios by Condition

Mean trophic ratio per agent across runs. Error bars = ±1 std dev. Higher TR = more upstream (exporter).