[Question] What does the word “collaborative” mean in the phrase “collaborative truthseeking”?

I keep hearing this phrase, “collaborative truthseeking.” Question: what kind of epistemic work is the word “collaborative” doing?

Like, when you (respectively I) say a thing and I (respectively you) hear it, that’s going to result in some kind of state change in my (respectively your) brain. If that state change results in me (respectively you) making better predictions than I (respectively you) would have in the absence of the speech, then that’s evidence for the hypothesis that at least one of us is “truthseeking.”

But what’s this “collaborative” thing about? How do speech-induced state changes result in better predictions if the speaker and listener are “collaborative” with each other? Are there any circumstances in which the speaker and listener being “collaborative” might result in worse predictions?