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Wisdom of Crowds Effects under Antagonistic Interactions and Correlated Opinions

Systems and Control 2025-10-23 v1 Systems and Control

Abstract

This paper investigates the wisdom of crowds of linear opinion dynamics models evolving on signed networks. Conditions are given under which models such as the DeGroot, Friedkin-Johnsen (FJ) and concatenated FJ models improve or undermine collective wisdom. The extension to dependent initial opinions is also presented, highlighting how the correlation structure influences the feasibility and geometry of the wisdom-improving regions.

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@article{arxiv.2510.19123,
  title  = {Wisdom of Crowds Effects under Antagonistic Interactions and Correlated Opinions},
  author = {Muhammad Ahsan Razaq and Claudio Altafini},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.19123},
  year   = {2025}
}