UMD study pays $150 to test output distributions in agent debugging
LeoXzz · reddit · 2026-07-24
A University of Maryland PhD study is recruiting LangGraph/LangChain or agent-workflow developers for an IRB-approved experiment on whether output distributions help people debug and iterate prompts faster.
- 75-minute recorded Zoom session with think-aloud tasks.
- About a week of using the tool in a real workflow, plus a 30-minute follow-up interview.
- Compensation is $150 in gift cards, split $75/$75.
Related event: University of Maryland Seeks Devs for Agent Debugging Study(2 posts)→
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