Question 340
A team runs four identical review prompts and treats majority vote as proof of truth. What is the missing safeguard?
Explanation
Correct Answer
Agreement among models does not replace independent factual validation. The appropriate implementation is “Ground contested findings in executable tests or authoritative source evidence”. Separate a model-generated self-rating from measured performance, inspect disagreements, and route uncertain cases to appropriate review instead of assuming certainty. By comparison, “Treat four model votes as a mathematical proof of accuracy” is inadequate. Shared errors can be repeated by every reviewer. An alternative, “Choose the most fluent explanation without checking source or tests”, fails here. Persuasiveness is not technical evidence. “Discard minority warnings without investigating their supporting facts” does not establish the required outcome. A single well-grounded finding can be material.
Incorrect Answers
Shared errors can be repeated by every reviewer. The proposal “Treat four model votes as a mathematical proof of accuracy” conflicts with the required decision. “Ground contested findings in executable tests or authoritative source evidence” addresses the actual condition. Agreement among models does not replace independent factual validation. Independent checks and calibrated evaluation evidence are stronger than a model’s unsupported numerical confidence, especially for high-impact or unfamiliar input cases.
Persuasiveness is not technical evidence. This alternative suggests “Choose the most fluent explanation without checking source or tests”, whereas the supported approach is “Ground contested findings in executable tests or authoritative source evidence”. Agreement among models does not replace independent factual validation. Independent checks and calibrated evaluation evidence are stronger than a model’s unsupported numerical confidence, especially for high-impact or unfamiliar input cases.
“Discard minority warnings without investigating their supporting facts” is the wrong action for this case. A single well-grounded finding can be material. The supported choice is “Ground contested findings in executable tests or authoritative source evidence”. Agreement among models does not replace independent factual validation. Separate a model-generated self-rating from measured performance, inspect disagreements, and route uncertain cases to appropriate review instead of assuming certainty.