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FILED BY ADEQUATE · DARPA-HRO-11-C-0031
AI Snake Oil · TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2026
New research attempts to establish science of agent reliability metrics
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The metrics measure whether the agent can be measured. The agent is measurable. Reliability remains speculative.
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