AI agent harness evolution may not beat simple search
New arXiv paper finds automatically evolving agent scaffolding doesn't consistently outperform test-time scaling, with limited generalization to new tasks.
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New arXiv paper finds automatically evolving agent scaffolding doesn't consistently outperform test-time scaling, with limited generalization to new tasks.
A new arXiv preprint shows LLMs can read threat reports, generate attack playbooks, and self-correct failures, reaching 84% with Claude Sonnet 4.5.
An arXiv preprint shows an RL agent using a Lyapunov exponent reward found the Kapitza pendulum and a new upright state, with implications for robotics.
Structural priors lift LLM vulnerability recall from 20% to 100% on synthetic benchmarks, but real CVE data exposes a 51-point collapse.
A replay analysis of three LLM agent benchmarks finds the safe partial-run fraction ranges from 15% to over 95%, with no universal shortcut.
A 17 July arXiv preprint shows attackers can weaponise setup docs to trick AI coding agents into installing untrusted dependencies across npm and Cargo.
An arXiv preprint introduces AutoSynthesis, a multi-agent system that turns a clear research question into a full meta-analysis report.
A new arXiv preprint proposes mutable sketches that update user embeddings on-the-fly, cutting data reads to 1.8% and eliminating retrain cycles.
Sarah Friar's framework shifts AI measurement from model benchmarks to useful work, cost per task, dependability and return on compute.