DeLoop: Repeated Actions as Self-Supervision for Long-Horizon Agents research paper by Google, 2026
Google · Training and scaling · Oct 14, 2026 · 21 upvotes · unverified
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This self-supervised training method teaches AI agents to avoid repetitive, unproductive actions during long tasks by using their own history as feedback.
By Tianle Chen, Pushkar Singh, Ketan Todi and 8 more · arXiv 2610.19376 · PDF · Code
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This self-supervised training method teaches AI agents to avoid repetitive, unproductive actions during long tasks by using their own history as feedback.
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