@article{stableanswersunfinishedreasoningwhyselfc, title = {Stable Answers, Unfinished Reasoning: Why Self-Consensus Is Not a Safe Early-Exit Signal}, author = {Yunxiang Mo and Donghao Zhao and Hejia Geng}, year = {2026}, eprint = {2609.09989}, archivePrefix = {arXiv}, url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.09989}, }