Reach Into The CHOIR: Free-List Elicitation Uncovers Distinct Model Voices in LLM Ensembles

arXiv:2609.38448v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Open-ended LLM homogeneity can create false plurality when several systems appear to offer independent perspectives while returning the same familiar default. Single-pass answers obscure the distinction between agreement produced by a tightly constrained answer space, prompt-vocabulary echo, and broader answer spaces with stable alternatives beneath…