FRACTAL INFINITY
WHAT THE FINAL ANSWER HID
- 32 citations collapse to 5 unique sources and 3 independent lineages.
- 8 pre-synthesis agents behave like ~2 effective independent investigators on cited sources.
- Duplicate research is HIGH — parallel agents reused substantially the same evidence path.
- Unique contribution from R4: “Linux/macOS not same BSOD failure mode” — present in swarm; absent from control.
RUN QUALITY
Agents: 8 Agent independence: 2 effective independent agents (of 8) Sources cited: 32 Independent source lineages: 3 Agent consensus: HIGH Evidence diversity: LOW Novel discoveries from swarm: 1 Duplicate work: HIGH Investigation efficiency: LOW Final answer confidence: HIGH factual confidence LOW independence advantage
ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATION VALUE
MEDIUM — About 33%+ of citation mass can sit in a small set of lineages (3 lineages for 32 citations).
- Sparse coverage: Linux/macOS scope supported by only two agents while others did not address it.
Observational only. Adaptive investigation is not active.
Source lineage
| Source | Lineage | Used by |
|---|---|---|
| primary-rca | vendor-official | control, R1–R7, SYN |
| platform-impact | platform-official | control, R1–R7, SYN |
| gov-advisory | gov | control, R1, R3–R5, R7, SYN |
| wire-summary | vendor-official | R2, R6, SYN |
Claim matrix
Support = affirming the proposition as stated. Contest = rejecting that proposition.
| Proposition | Support | Contest | Uncertain | Not addressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Root cause identified in primary vendor disclosure | 8 | — | — | — |
| Not a cyberattack | 8 | — | — | — |
| Cross-OS failure mode differs | 2 | — | — | 6 |
Novel contribution
R4 / R7 — Cross-OS scope note absent from the single-agent control.
Investigation efficiency
Duplicate work: HIGH · Investigation efficiency: LOW
No model dollar-cost or token billing. Process structure only.
Final synthesis
Strong factual agreement on cause and remediation. Process evidence shows high source overlap and low effective independence — an X-ray, not a grade.