3 papers
cs.AI2026
Smart Alone, Blind Together: Why Accuracy Fails to CertifyTheory of Mind in Multi-Agent Teams
Will Beaumaster, Paul Schrater
Coordinators that act on what they infer about teammates are usually certified by the accuracy of those inferences. We argue that accuracy is the wrong certificate, for two reasons…
cs.AI2026
Playing games with knowledge: AI-Induced delusions need game theoretic interventions
Will Beaumaster, Paul Schrater
Conversational AI has a fundamental flaw as a knowledge interface: sycophantic chatbots induce epistemic entrenchment and delusional belief spirals even in rational agents. We prop…
cs.AI2024
Principles of frugal inference and control
Itzel Olivos-Castillo, Paul Schrater, Xaq Pitkow
A central challenge for intelligent agents in an uncertain world is striking the right balance between utility maximization and resource use, not only for external movement but als…