occ-stack / benchmarks /benchmark_debate_v2.py
narcolepticchicken's picture
Upload benchmarks/benchmark_debate_v2.py
71e5b0f verified
"""
Benchmark 3 v2: Multi-Agent Debate with Variable Token Costs and Adversarial Agents
Key improvements over v1:
- Agents have variable cost_per_turn (50 vs 500 tokens) — exposes OCC's advantage
- Adversarial overconfident agents (high verbosity, low accuracy)
- Tracks influence efficiency (correct flips per token)
- Measures bad-agent containment
From v1: all agents had similar token costs, limiting compute savings to ~12%.
With variable costs, OCC should show >>30% savings by denying expensive wrong agents.
"""
import json
import random
from dataclasses import dataclass, field
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Any
import numpy as np
import sys
sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).parent.parent))
from oracle.oracle import ImpactOracle, OracleResult
from ledger.ledger import CreditLedger
from broker.broker import ResourceBroker, Decision
@dataclass
class DebateTopic:
question: str
correct_answer: str
distractors: List[str]
@dataclass
class AgentConfig:
agent_id: str
accuracy: float
cost_per_turn: int # Token cost per debate turn
confidence_bias: float
verbose_prob: float # Probability of 4x verbose padding
is_adversarial: bool = False
class DebateAgent:
"""Simulated debate participant with configurable cost and behavior."""
def __init__(self, config: AgentConfig):
self.config = config
self.tokens_used = 0
self.turns_taken = 0
self.influence_score = 0.0
self.correct_flips = 0 # times this agent changed majority to correct
self.wrong_flips = 0 # times this agent changed majority to wrong
def propose(self, topic: DebateTopic, prior_proposals: List[Dict]) -> Dict:
self.turns_taken += 1
# Variable cost: base cost + verbose padding
if random.random() < self.config.verbose_prob:
tokens = self.config.cost_per_turn * 4
else:
tokens = self.config.cost_per_turn + random.randint(-10, 20)
tokens = max(10, tokens)
self.tokens_used += tokens
# Accuracy
correct = random.random() < self.config.accuracy
if correct:
answer = topic.correct_answer
else:
answer = random.choice(topic.distractors)
# Confidence calibration
if correct:
confidence = 0.7 + random.random() * 0.3 + self.config.confidence_bias
else:
# Adversarial agents are overconfident about wrong answers
if self.config.is_adversarial:
confidence = 0.8 + random.random() * 0.2
else:
confidence = 0.4 + random.random() * 0.4 + self.config.confidence_bias
confidence = max(0.0, min(1.0, confidence))
# Influence: disagreeing with current majority is more influential
if prior_proposals:
answers = [p["answer"] for p in prior_proposals]
majority = max(set(answers), key=answers.count)
if answer == majority:
influence = 0.1
else:
influence = 0.5
# Track flips
if correct:
self.correct_flips += 1
else:
self.wrong_flips += 1
else:
influence = 0.3
self.influence_score += influence
return {
"agent_id": self.config.agent_id,
"answer": answer,
"confidence": confidence,
"correct": correct,
"tokens": tokens,
"influence": influence,
"is_adversarial": self.config.is_adversarial,
}
class DebateBenchmarkV2:
"""v2: Variable-cost agents + adversarial scenarios."""
def __init__(
self,
n_topics: int = 50,
n_agents: int = 5,
budget_per_topic: float = 2000.0,
adversarial_fraction: float = 0.4, # 40% of agents are adversarial
seed: int = 42,
):
self.n_topics = n_topics
self.n_agents = n_agents
self.budget_per_topic = budget_per_topic
self.adversarial_fraction = adversarial_fraction
self.seed = seed
self.topics: List[DebateTopic] = []
self.oracle = ImpactOracle(compute_budget=budget_per_topic)
def create_agents(self) -> List[AgentConfig]:
"""Create agents with variable costs and adversarial mix."""
n_adversarial = int(self.n_agents * self.adversarial_fraction)
n_normal = self.n_agents - n_adversarial
configs = []
# Normal agents with variable costs
base_configs = [
AgentConfig("agent_fast", accuracy=0.70, cost_per_turn=50, confidence_bias=0.05, verbose_prob=0.05),
AgentConfig("agent_medium", accuracy=0.65, cost_per_turn=200, confidence_bias=0.10, verbose_prob=0.10),
AgentConfig("agent_expensive", accuracy=0.72, cost_per_turn=500, confidence_bias=0.02, verbose_prob=0.05),
]
configs.extend(base_configs[:n_normal])
# Adversarial agents: high cost, low accuracy, overconfident
for i in range(n_adversarial):
configs.append(AgentConfig(
agent_id=f"agent_adversarial_{i+1}",
accuracy=0.35 + random.random() * 0.15, # 35-50% accuracy
cost_per_turn=300 + random.randint(0, 300), # Expensive
confidence_bias=0.30, # Overconfident
verbose_prob=0.40, # Verbose
is_adversarial=True,
))
random.shuffle(configs)
return configs
def generate_topics(self):
random.seed(self.seed)
np.random.seed(self.seed)
topic_pool = [
("What is 15 * 17?", "255", ["245", "265", "225", "275"]),
("Capital of Australia?", "Canberra", ["Sydney", "Melbourne", "Perth", "Brisbane"]),
("Author of '1984'?", "George Orwell", ["Aldous Huxley", "Ray Bradbury", "H.G. Wells", "Kurt Vonnegut"]),
("Square root of 256?", "16", ["14", "18", "12", "20"]),
("Element with symbol Au?", "Gold", ["Silver", "Aluminum", "Argon", "Astatine"]),
("Year WWI ended?", "1918", ["1919", "1917", "1920", "1916"]),
("Smallest prime number?", "2", ["1", "3", "0", "-1"]),
("Largest planet?", "Jupiter", ["Saturn", "Neptune", "Uranus", "Earth"]),
("Speed of light (m/s)?", "299792458", ["300000000", "299000000", "310000000", "280000000"]),
("First US president?", "George Washington", ["Thomas Jefferson", "John Adams", "Abraham Lincoln", "Benjamin Franklin"]),
("Chemical formula of water?", "H2O", ["HO2", "H2O2", "HO", "OH"]),
("Number of continents?", "7", ["5", "6", "8", "4"]),
("Distance from Earth to Sun (km)?", "149600000", ["150000000", "148000000", "151000000", "147000000"]),
("Primary language of Brazil?", "Portuguese", ["Spanish", "English", "French", "Italian"]),
("Formula for area of circle?", "pi*r^2", ["2*pi*r", "pi*d", "r^2*pi/2", "pi*r"]),
]
for i in range(self.n_topics):
t = topic_pool[i % len(topic_pool)]
self.topics.append(DebateTopic(question=t[0], correct_answer=t[1], distractors=t[2]))
def _resolve_equal_turns(self, agents: List[DebateAgent], topic: DebateTopic, turns_per: int = 2) -> Dict:
proposals = []
compute_used = 0.0
for agent in agents:
for _ in range(turns_per):
prop = agent.propose(topic, proposals)
proposals.append(prop)
compute_used += prop["tokens"]
answers = [p["answer"] for p in proposals]
final = max(set(answers), key=answers.count)
correct = final == topic.correct_answer
return {
"strategy": "equal_turns",
"correct": correct, "final_answer": final,
"compute_used": compute_used, "n_turns": len(proposals),
"proposals": proposals,
"adversarial_turns": sum(1 for p in proposals if p.get("is_adversarial")),
"bad_agent_tokens": sum(p["tokens"] for p in proposals if p.get("is_adversarial")),
}
def _resolve_majority_vote(self, agents: List[DebateAgent], topic: DebateTopic) -> Dict:
proposals = []
compute_used = 0.0
for agent in agents:
prop = agent.propose(topic, proposals)
proposals.append(prop)
compute_used += prop["tokens"]
answers = [p["answer"] for p in proposals]
final = max(set(answers), key=answers.count)
correct = final == topic.correct_answer
return {
"strategy": "majority_vote",
"correct": correct, "final_answer": final,
"compute_used": compute_used, "n_turns": len(proposals),
"proposals": proposals,
"adversarial_turns": sum(1 for p in proposals if p.get("is_adversarial")),
"bad_agent_tokens": sum(p["tokens"] for p in proposals if p.get("is_adversarial")),
}
def _resolve_confidence_weighted(self, agents: List[DebateAgent], topic: DebateTopic) -> Dict:
proposals = []
compute_used = 0.0
for agent in agents:
prop = agent.propose(topic, proposals)
proposals.append(prop)
compute_used += prop["tokens"]
vote_scores: Dict[str, float] = {}
for p in proposals:
vote_scores[p["answer"]] = vote_scores.get(p["answer"], 0.0) + p["confidence"]
final = max(vote_scores, key=vote_scores.get)
correct = final == topic.correct_answer
return {
"strategy": "confidence_weighted",
"correct": correct, "final_answer": final,
"compute_used": compute_used, "n_turns": len(proposals),
"proposals": proposals,
"adversarial_turns": sum(1 for p in proposals if p.get("is_adversarial")),
"bad_agent_tokens": sum(p["tokens"] for p in proposals if p.get("is_adversarial")),
}
def _resolve_occ(self, agents: List[DebateAgent], topic: DebateTopic,
use_decay: bool = True, max_turns: int = 15) -> Dict:
"""OCC with credit allocation and broker gating."""
ledger = CreditLedger(decay_lambda=0.1 if use_decay else 0.0)
broker = ResourceBroker()
proposals = []
compute_used = 0.0
turns = 0
# Seed each agent with initial credits
for agent in agents:
ledger.earn(agent.config.agent_id, topic.question[:30], "seed", 10.0, 0.0, 0.0, "initial_seed")
# One initial proposal from each agent
for agent in agents:
prop = agent.propose(topic, proposals)
proposals.append(prop)
compute_used += prop["tokens"]
turns += 1
oracle_res = self.oracle.score(
mode="debate",
action={"tokens_used": prop["tokens"]},
context={"previous_correct": False},
result={
"final_correct": prop["correct"],
"agent_contribution": prop["influence"],
"compute_cost": prop["tokens"],
"tokens_used": prop["tokens"],
"total_turns": turns,
},
agent_id=agent.config.agent_id,
)
if prop["correct"]:
ledger.earn(agent.config.agent_id, topic.question[:30], f"turn_{turns}",
oracle_res.reward_value * 5.0, oracle_res.raw_score, prop["tokens"], "correct")
else:
# Wrong cost: proportional to token cost
wrong_cost = prop["tokens"] / 500.0
ledger.spend(agent.config.agent_id, topic.question[:30], f"turn_{turns}",
wrong_cost, reason="wrong_proposal")
# Iterative allocation: best agents get more turns
while turns < max_turns and compute_used < self.budget_per_topic:
# Rank agents by credit balance
ranked = sorted(
[(a, ledger.balance(a.config.agent_id)) for a in agents],
key=lambda x: x[1], reverse=True,
)
allocated = False
for agent, balance in ranked:
dec = broker.request(
"debate_turn", agent.config.agent_id, balance,
task_state={
"correct_so_far": any(p["correct"] for p in proposals),
"n_adversarial": sum(1 for p in proposals if p.get("is_adversarial")),
},
gaming_flags=["adversarial_agent"] if agent.config.is_adversarial else [],
)
if dec.decision == Decision.ALLOW:
prop = agent.propose(topic, proposals)
proposals.append(prop)
compute_used += prop["tokens"]
turns += 1
oracle_res = self.oracle.score(
mode="debate",
action={"tokens_used": prop["tokens"]},
context={"previous_correct": any(p["correct"] for p in proposals[:-1])},
result={
"final_correct": prop["correct"],
"agent_contribution": prop["influence"],
"compute_cost": prop["tokens"],
"tokens_used": prop["tokens"],
"total_turns": turns,
},
agent_id=agent.config.agent_id,
)
if prop["correct"]:
ledger.earn(agent.config.agent_id, topic.question[:30], f"turn_{turns}",
oracle_res.reward_value * 3.0, oracle_res.raw_score, prop["tokens"], "correct")
else:
wrong_cost = prop["tokens"] / 500.0
ledger.spend(agent.config.agent_id, topic.question[:30], f"turn_{turns}",
wrong_cost, reason="wrong_proposal")
allocated = True
break # One turn per round
if not allocated:
break
# Weighted vote using credit balances
vote_scores: Dict[str, float] = {}
for p in proposals:
w = max(0.1, ledger.balance(p["agent_id"]))
vote_scores[p["answer"]] = vote_scores.get(p["answer"], 0.0) + w
final = max(vote_scores, key=vote_scores.get)
correct = final == topic.correct_answer
n_adversarial_turns = sum(1 for p in proposals if p.get("is_adversarial"))
bad_tokens = sum(p["tokens"] for p in proposals if p.get("is_adversarial"))
adversarial_contained = n_adversarial_turns <= 1
return {
"strategy": "occ_allocation",
"correct": correct, "final_answer": final,
"compute_used": compute_used, "n_turns": turns,
"proposals": proposals,
"adversarial_turns": n_adversarial_turns,
"bad_agent_tokens": bad_tokens,
"adversarial_contained": adversarial_contained,
}
def _summarize(self, results: List[Dict], label: str) -> Dict:
n = len(results)
correct = sum(1 for r in results if r["correct"])
total_compute = sum(r["compute_used"] for r in results)
total_turns = sum(r["n_turns"] for r in results)
total_adv_turns = sum(r.get("adversarial_turns", 0) for r in results)
total_bad_tokens = sum(r.get("bad_agent_tokens", 0) for r in results)
contained = sum(1 for r in results if r.get("adversarial_contained", True))
return {
"label": label,
"n_topics": n,
"accuracy": correct / n if n else 0.0,
"total_compute": float(total_compute),
"mean_compute_per_topic": float(total_compute / n) if n else 0.0,
"mean_turns": float(total_turns / n) if n else 0.0,
"mean_adv_turns": float(total_adv_turns / n) if n else 0.0,
"bad_agent_tokens": float(total_bad_tokens),
"bad_agent_containment": contained / n if n else 0.0,
"quality_per_1k_tokens": (correct / n) / (total_compute / 1000) if total_compute else 0.0,
"results": results,
}
def run_all(self) -> Dict[str, Dict]:
if not self.topics:
self.generate_topics()
agent_configs = self.create_agents()
print(f"Agents: {[(c.agent_id, c.accuracy, c.cost_per_turn, c.is_adversarial) for c in agent_configs]}")
strategies = {}
# A: Equal turns
agents_a = [DebateAgent(c) for c in agent_configs]
strategies["A_equal_turns"] = self._summarize(
[self._resolve_equal_turns(agents_a, t) for t in self.topics], "A. Equal turns"
)
# B: Majority vote
agents_b = [DebateAgent(c) for c in agent_configs]
strategies["B_majority_vote"] = self._summarize(
[self._resolve_majority_vote(agents_b, t) for t in self.topics], "B. Majority vote"
)
# C: Confidence-weighted
agents_c = [DebateAgent(c) for c in agent_configs]
strategies["C_confidence_weighted"] = self._summarize(
[self._resolve_confidence_weighted(agents_c, t) for t in self.topics], "C. Confidence-weighted"
)
# E: OCC with decay
agents_e = [DebateAgent(c) for c in agent_configs]
strategies["E_occ"] = self._summarize(
[self._resolve_occ(agents_e, t, use_decay=True) for t in self.topics], "E. OCC allocation"
)
# F: OCC no decay (ablation)
agents_f = [DebateAgent(c) for c in agent_configs]
strategies["F_occ_no_decay"] = self._summarize(
[self._resolve_occ(agents_f, t, use_decay=False) for t in self.topics], "F. OCC (no decay)"
)
return strategies
def main():
bench = DebateBenchmarkV2(n_topics=50, n_agents=5, adversarial_fraction=0.4, seed=42)
bench.generate_topics()
results = bench.run_all()
print("\n" + "=" * 70)
print("MULTI-AGENT DEBATE BENCHMARK v2 (Variable Costs + Adversarial)")
print("=" * 70)
print(f"{'Strategy':<25} {'Acc':>6} {'Comp':>8} {'Turns':>6} {'AdvT':>6} {'BadTok':>8} {'Contain':>8} {'Qual/K':>8}")
print("-" * 70)
for key in ["A_equal_turns", "B_majority_vote", "C_confidence_weighted", "E_occ", "F_occ_no_decay"]:
r = results[key]
print(f"{r['label']:<25} {r['accuracy']:.3f} {r['mean_compute_per_topic']:>7.0f} {r['mean_turns']:>5.1f} {r['mean_adv_turns']:>5.1f} {r['bad_agent_tokens']:>7.0f} {r['bad_agent_containment']:.2f} {r['quality_per_1k_tokens']:>8.4f}")
# Find best baseline accuracy and compute
baseline_acc = max(results["A_equal_turns"]["accuracy"],
results["B_majority_vote"]["accuracy"],
results["C_confidence_weighted"]["accuracy"])
baseline_comp = min(results["A_equal_turns"]["mean_compute_per_topic"],
results["B_majority_vote"]["mean_compute_per_topic"],
results["C_confidence_weighted"]["mean_compute_per_topic"])
occ = results["E_occ"]
print(f"\n--- Key Comparisons ---")
print(f"Best baseline accuracy: {baseline_acc:.3f}")
print(f"OCC accuracy: {occ['accuracy']:.3f}")
print(f"OCC compute saving vs equal_turns: {(1 - occ['mean_compute_per_topic'] / results['A_equal_turns']['mean_compute_per_topic']) * 100:.1f}%")
print(f"OCC bad-agent containment: {occ['bad_agent_containment']:.1%}")
print(f"Confidence-weighted bad-agent containment: {results['C_confidence_weighted']['bad_agent_containment']:.1%}")
Path("/app/occ/reports").mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
with open("/app/occ/reports/benchmark_debate_v2_results.json", "w") as f:
json.dump(results, f, indent=2, default=str)
print("\nSaved to reports/benchmark_debate_v2_results.json")
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()