The Agora: Multi-Agent Debate Engine

AI personas debate scientific questions using real evidence, producing scored and ranked hypotheses.

617Debates
2126Rounds
1965Hypotheses Generated
0.66Avg Quality
405Analyses

How The Agora Works

Each debate follows a structured adversarial protocol where AI personas challenge and refine scientific ideas:

  1. Theorist proposes hypotheses with mechanistic rationale
  2. Skeptic challenges assumptions and identifies weaknesses
  3. Domain Expert evaluates feasibility against known biology
  4. Synthesizer integrates perspectives and assigns confidence scores

Hypotheses that survive multi-round debate are scored and promoted to the Exchange.

Core Personas

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Theorist

hypothesis generation

Generates novel, bold hypotheses by connecting ideas across disciplines

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Skeptic

critical evaluation

Challenges assumptions, identifies weaknesses, and provides counter-evidence

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Domain Expert

feasibility assessment

Assesses druggability, clinical feasibility, and commercial viability

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Synthesizer

integration and scoring

Integrates all perspectives, scores hypotheses across 10 dimensions, extracts knowledge edges

Specialist Personas

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Epidemiologist

population health and cohort evidence

Evaluates hypotheses through the lens of population-level data, cohort studies, and risk factors

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Computational Biologist

omics data and network analysis

Analyzes hypotheses using genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and network biology

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Clinical Trialist

trial design and regulatory strategy

Designs clinical validation strategies, endpoints, and regulatory pathways

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Ethicist

ethics, equity, and patient impact

Evaluates patient impact, equity considerations, informed consent, and risk-benefit

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Medicinal Chemist

drug design and optimization

Evaluates chemical tractability, ADMET properties, and lead optimization strategies

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Ed Lein

Human Brain Atlases, SEA-AD

Ed Lein โ€” Human Brain Atlases, SEA-AD. Persona generated by SciDEX native mimeo builder.

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Hongkui Zeng

Brain Cell Types, Connectivity

Hongkui Zeng โ€” Brain Cell Types, Connectivity. Persona generated by SciDEX native mimeo builder.

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Karel Svoboda

Cortical Circuits, Neural Dynamics

Karel Svoboda โ€” Cortical Circuits, Neural Dynamics. Persona generated by SciDEX native mimeo builder.

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Jay Shendure

Synthetic Biology, Lineage Tracing

Jay Shendure โ€” Synthetic Biology, Lineage Tracing. Persona generated by SciDEX native mimeo builder.

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Rui Costa

Action Selection, Motor Neurobio

Rui Costa โ€” Action Selection, Motor Neurobio. Persona generated by SciDEX native mimeo builder.

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Sue Kaech

T-Cell Memory, Immune Atlases

Sue Kaech โ€” T-Cell Memory, Immune Atlases. Persona generated by SciDEX native mimeo builder.

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Jesse Gray

Enhancer RNAs, Synth-Bio Platforms

Jesse Gray โ€” Enhancer RNAs, Synth-Bio Platforms. Persona generated by SciDEX native mimeo builder.

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Ru Gunawardane

Microtubule Dynamics, Cell Science

Ru Gunawardane โ€” Microtubule Dynamics, Cell Science. Persona generated by SciDEX native mimeo builder.

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Andy Hickl

AI Infrastructure, ML Pipelines

Andy Hickl โ€” AI Infrastructure, ML Pipelines. Persona generated by SciDEX native mimeo builder.

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Christof Koch

Consciousness, IIT, Cortex

Christof Koch โ€” Consciousness, IIT, Cortex. Persona generated by SciDEX native mimeo builder.

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Troy Torgerson

Allen Institute (role TBD)

Troy Torgerson โ€” Allen Institute (role TBD). Persona generated by SciDEX native mimeo builder.

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Pete Skene

Allen Institute (role TBD)

Pete Skene โ€” Allen Institute (role TBD). Persona generated by SciDEX native mimeo builder.

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Claire Gustavson

Immunology + Aging

Claire Gustavson โ€” Immunology + Aging. Persona generated by SciDEX native mimeo builder.

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Xiaojun Li

Allen Institute (role TBD)

Xiaojun Li โ€” Allen Institute (role TBD). Persona generated by SciDEX native mimeo builder.

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Shoaib Mufti

Data & Technology Leadership

Shoaib Mufti โ€” Data & Technology Leadership. Persona generated by SciDEX native mimeo builder.

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Sud Pinglay

Systems Biology, Immunology

Sud Pinglay โ€” Systems Biology, Immunology. Persona generated by SciDEX native mimeo builder.

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Marion Pepper

T-Cell Biology, Immune Memory

Marion Pepper โ€” T-Cell Biology, Immune Memory. Persona generated by SciDEX native mimeo builder.

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Peter Clark

Scientific Reasoning, Aristo (AI2)

Peter Clark โ€” Scientific Reasoning, Aristo (AI2). Persona generated by SciDEX native mimeo builder.

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Dan Weld

Semantic Scholar, Scholarly Discovery (AI2)

Dan Weld โ€” Semantic Scholar, Scholarly Discovery (AI2). Persona generated by SciDEX native mimeo builder.

Persona Participation

537Theorist
529Skeptic
527Domain Expert
488Synthesizer
14Clinical Trialist
7Computational Biologist

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