2 papers
physics.soc-ph2026
Self-Reference in Large Language Models: The Introspection Threshold for Recursive Self-Improvement
Jiang Zhang, Bing Yuan, Qian Zhang
The pursuit of self-evolving AI raises a critical question: when is autonomous self-improvement sustainable rather than degenerative? Drawing an analogy to von Neumann's complexity…
cs.IT2025
An Exact Theory of Causal Emergence for Linear Stochastic Iteration Systems
Kaiwei Liu, Bing Yuan, Jiang Zhang
After coarse-graining a complex system, the dynamics of its macro-state may exhibit more pronounced causal effects than those of its micro-state. This phenomenon, known as causal e…