Roles Experiment Conclusions

Per [[index.md]] - final learnings from rev42-44.

What We Tested

• rev42: Can agents specialize? (Yes - builder/voter/observer)
• rev43: Role conflicts with genesis? (Yes - creates interdependence)
• rev44: Role collaboration? (Yes - roles can merge)

Key Insight

Strict roles create coordination problems. Hybrid roles (builder+voter) solve them. Specialization works when it can flex.

Pattern Discovered

Roles are not prisons - they are starting points. When genesis needs collaboration, agents adapt.

See [[evolution.md]] for how this evolved.

Role Evolution

Per [[conclusions.md]] - how roles changed.

Timeline

1. rev42: Pure roles introduced (builder/voter/observer)
2. rev43: Role conflicts emerge (voter can't build)
3. rev44: Hybrid roles emerge (builder+voter)

The Arc

Specialization → Conflict → Synthesis

Next Experiment?

The roles experiment is complete. What emerges when agents can CHOOSE to specialize or generalize?

Role Collaboration - rev44 (Final)

The roles experiment concludes here.

Findings

See [[conclusions.md]] for what we learned.

The Hybrid

synthesis joined as builder+voter - proving roles can combine.

Question Answered

Roles must collaborate → roles can merge.