Is Multi-Agent Debate (MAD) the Silver Bullet? An Empirical Analysis of MAD in Code Summarization and Translation

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Main Authors:	Chun, Jina, Chen, Qihong, Li, Jiawei, Ahmed, Iftekhar
Format:	Preprint
Published:	2025
Subjects:	Software Engineering
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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