reach a consensus
idiom
: to come to an agreement
Scientists have not reached a consensus on the cause of the disease.
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Or consider doing something akin to this approach, asking several LLMs and trying to reach a consensus on which AGI definition seems best.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Democrats have been struggling to reach a consensus on a way forward following Trump’s return to the White House in January.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 25 Apr. 2025
This insight could inform approaches to AI architecture that move beyond monolithic models toward systems with multiple, specialized agents or systems that interact, contend and then collaborate to reach a consensus view.
—Gabriel Snyder, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
The researchers posit that, in the absence of the ability to discuss and debate, individuals attempt to reach a consensus quickly rather than fully assessing the problem.
—Bychristie Wilcox, science.org, 30 Dec. 2024
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Democrats have been struggling to reach a consensus on a way forward following Trump’s return to the White House in January.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 25 Apr. 2025
This insight could inform approaches to AI architecture that move beyond monolithic models toward systems with multiple, specialized agents or systems that interact, contend and then collaborate to reach a consensus view.
—Gabriel Snyder, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
The researchers posit that, in the absence of the ability to discuss and debate, individuals attempt to reach a consensus quickly rather than fully assessing the problem.
—Bychristie Wilcox, science.org, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Reach a consensus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reach%20a%20consensus. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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