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A/B: 4-fold weight symmetrisation — shape impact and S/N cost

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Over a week
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35/100
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Feature
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Quiet
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python

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Start with the existing UberSeg implementation and the follow-on context in issues #770 and #776. Run the rider UberSeg A/B setup with the third symmetrisation variant, then compare shape/B-mode differences and the S/N cost; done requires the group decision on the bias-versus-noise trade.

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Per @aguinot (#776): UberSeg partially removes the one-sided "pull" of asymmetric weights on the model fit; 4-fold weight symmetrisation removes it completely — the least-biased option. Implemented as an off-by-default option (follow-on PR to #770).

Setup: rider on the uberseg A/B runs — same tile set, third config variant (uberseg + symmetrisation).
Metrics: shape/B-mode difference vs plain uberseg, plus the S/N cost (symmetrisation quadruples the masked area).
Decider: group call on the bias-vs-noise trade, informed by image-sim m/c where available.

— Claude, on behalf of Cail

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