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Mid-Harness: Scaling Actions Between Model and Harness for Terminal Agents research paper by NVIDIA, 2026

NVIDIA · Sep 30, 2026 · Agents and evaluation · 112 upvotes · unverified 5 days ago

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Terminal agents act through stochastic model generations, yet the ability to generate a useful action does not ensure its reliable execution.

By Minki Kang, Ryo Hachiuma, Shaokun Zhang and 8 more · arXiv 2609.39982 · PDF

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Minki Kang, Ryo Hachiuma, Shaokun Zhang and 8 more
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2609.39982 · PDF
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