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AINeutralarXiv – CS AI · Jun 236/10

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Illuminating the Three Dogmas of Reinforcement Learning under Evolutionary Light

Researchers challenge three foundational assumptions in reinforcement learning—treating environments as Markov processes, learning as policy optimization, and agents as scalar reward maximizers—proposing instead a framework grounded in evolutionary dynamics and thermodynamic theories of agency. The work suggests reconceptualizing agent learning as adaptation rather than optimization, with goals extending beyond simple reward signals.

AINeutralarXiv – CS AI · Jun 86/10

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Exploring Flow-Lenia Universes with a Curiosity-driven AI Scientist: Discovering Diverse Ecosystem Dynamics

Researchers present a curiosity-driven AI method for discovering emergent behaviors in Flow-Lenia, a continuous cellular automaton with mass conservation. Using Intrinsically Motivated Goal Exploration Processes (IMGEP), the study reveals ecosystem-level dynamics and self-organized patterns that resemble biological phenomena, demonstrating that AI-driven diversity search can efficiently scaffold complex systems research.

AINeutralarXiv – CS AI · Apr 146/10

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Prosociality by Coupling, Not Mere Observation: Homeostatic Sharing in an Inspectable Recurrent Artificial Life Agent

Researchers demonstrate that artificial agents exhibit prosocial helping behavior when another agent's needs are integrated into their own self-regulatory mechanisms, rather than through explicit social rewards or observation alone. The study uses inspectable recurrent controllers with affect-coupled regulation across two experimental environments, showing that coupling creates a sharp behavioral switch from selfish to helping actions regardless of task complexity.