arXiv AI By Roy Zhao (Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington), Zhenyu Zhao (Independent Researcher)

Code Is the Body: Agent-Owned Software Bodies for Recursive Evolution and Descent

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arXiv:2607. 28691v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Personalized AI agents are often configurable without giving users control over the artifacts that determine their future behavior.

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