AI agents increasingly act as analysts whose decision can often be cast as hypothesis tests. Classical tests control the Type I error rate, the probability of rejecting a true null hypothesis, for fix...
The paper introduces a hypothesis testing framework for adaptive auditing of AI systems, addressing the challenge of limited, opportunistically collected data. It defines two competing null hypotheses—one from the model’s perspective and one from the auditor’s—and uses Safe Anytime-Valid Inference (SAVI) to perform betting-based tests that yield simultaneous e-processes. The authors prove that, with a powerful auditor, the two hypotheses become asymptotically inverse, allowing a global robustness certification, and demonstrate empirically that their methods control Type‑I error and can reach conclusions with as few as 20 observations.
By Siyu Zhou, Patrick Vossler, Venkatesh Sivaraman, Yifan Mai, Jean Feng
The article argues that agentic auto‑research should be guided by dense, intermediate signals of epistemic progress rather than by sparse final benchmarks. It compares this approach to fuzz testing, where coverage provides continuous feedback that directs input mutation. The authors propose controlled experiments to test whether such signals improve discovery efficiency and reduce false positives, and demonstrate in a simulated physics setting that an AI agent using feedback‑driven search uncovers a hidden law while optimization‑driven baselines fail.
By Yifeng He, Jicheng Wang, Yinzhe Zhao, Chengyang Shi, Jiachen Liu, Hao Chen
arXiv:2606. 08106v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Self-evolving agents improve by repeatedly proposing changes to their own prompts, skills, or workflows and keeping those that score higher on a small held-out set.
By Zayx Shawn
arXiv:2609.33180v2 Announce Type: replace-cross
Abstract: As recursive self-improvement (RSI) rapidly advances, reliable evaluation becomes critical for guiding adaptive search. RSI typically relies...
By Xiaojing Sun, Yuhan Zeng, Zihua She, Xiao Wang
arXiv:2608. 02636v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Self-evolving skill systems promise to improve agents by turning execution feedback into persistent skill updates without changing the underlying model.
By Yuxuan Liu, Zhaochen Su, Yuhao Zhang, Jiahe Guo, Zhongwei Xie, Huihao Jing, Lingyun Xie, Qing Zong, Yauwai Yim, Zhixiong Zhang, Haoran Li, Yangqiu Song