AI Systems Atlas

H-05Generator → Critic → Revise

/harnesses/generator-critic

One role produces a draft; a separate role critiques it; the draft is revised against the critique.

Step-by-step walkthrough6 steps
  1. The generator produces draft v1.
  2. A separate critic reads it against explicit criteria.
  3. Issues found — returned as specific, actionable feedback.
  4. The generator revises with the feedback in context.
  5. Draft v2 goes back for review.
  6. Accepted. Critique is cheaper than generation done twice.
Key insight

Models are better at spotting flaws in text than at avoiding them while writing. Splitting the roles exploits that asymmetry.

Failure mode

Sycophantic critique: if generator and critic share a model and a prompt style, the critic tends to approve whatever it would have written.

Further reading
RelatedActor–VerifierLLM-as-judgeMulti-agent debate

Elsewhere in the atlas

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