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Automated scientific minimization of regret

arXiv 2505.17661 ↗First posted 23 May 2025cs.LGcited by 1

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Abstract (arXiv)

We introduce automated scientific minimization of regret (ASMR) -- a framework for automated computational cognitive science. Building on the principles of scientific regret minimization, ASMR leverages Centaur -- a recently proposed foundation model of human cognition -- to identify gaps in an interpretable cognitive model. These gaps are then addressed through automated revisions generated by a language-based reasoning model. We demonstrate the utility of this approach in a multi-attribute decision-making task, showing that ASMR discovers cognitive models that predict human behavior at noise ceiling while retaining interpretability. Taken together, our results highlight the potential of ASMR to automate core components of the cognitive modeling pipeline.

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  1. 2025DeepSeek-R1: Incentivizing Reasoning Capability in LLMs via Reinforcement Learningcited by 6,330
  2. 2024Centaur: a foundation model of human cognitioncited by 36
  3. 2024Automating the Practice of Science -- Opportunities, Challenges, and Implicationscited by 18

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