3 papers
cs.LG2025
Capacity-Constrained Continual Learning
Zheng Wen, Doina Precup, Benjamin Van Roy +1
Any agents we can possibly build are subject to capacity constraints, as memory and compute resources are inherently finite. However, comparatively little attention has been dedica…
cs.AI2025
Plasticity as the Mirror of Empowerment
David Abel, Michael Bowling, André Barreto +13
Agents are minimally entities that are influenced by their past observations and act to influence future observations. This latter capacity is captured by empowerment, which has se…
cs.AI2025
Agency Is Frame-Dependent
David Abel, André Barreto, Michael Bowling +13
Agency is a system's capacity to steer outcomes toward a goal, and is a central topic of study across biology, philosophy, cognitive science, and artificial intelligence. Determini…