Paper List
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Autonomous Agents Coordinating Distributed Discovery Through Emergent Artifact Exchange
This paper addresses the fundamental limitation of current AI-assisted scientific research by enabling truly autonomous, decentralized investigation w...
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D-MEM: Dopamine-Gated Agentic Memory via Reward Prediction Error Routing
This paper addresses the fundamental scalability bottleneck in LLM agentic memory systems: the O(N²) computational complexity and unbounded API token ...
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Countershading coloration in blue shark skin emerges from hierarchically organized and spatially tuned photonic architectures inside skin denticles
This paper solves the core problem of how blue sharks achieve their striking dorsoventral countershading camouflage, revealing that coloration origina...
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Human-like Object Grouping in Self-supervised Vision Transformers
This paper addresses the core challenge of quantifying how well self-supervised vision models capture human-like object grouping in natural scenes, br...
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Hierarchical pp-Adic Framework for Gene Regulatory Networks: Theory and Stability Analysis
This paper addresses the core challenge of mathematically capturing the inherent hierarchical organization and multi-scale stability of gene regulator...
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Towards unified brain-to-text decoding across speech production and perception
This paper addresses the core challenge of developing a unified brain-to-text decoding framework that works across both speech production and percepti...
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Dual-Laws Model for a theory of artificial consciousness
This paper addresses the core challenge of developing a comprehensive, testable theory of consciousness that bridges biological and artificial systems...
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Pulse desynchronization of neural populations by targeting the centroid of the limit cycle in phase space
This work addresses the core challenge of determining optimal pulse timing and intensity for desynchronizing pathological neural oscillations when the...
Developing the PsyCogMetrics™ AI Lab to Evaluate Large Language Models and Advance Cognitive Science
Marywood University | The University of Scranton | University of North Carolina Wilmington | California State University Dominguez Hills
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IN SHORT: This paper addresses the critical gap between sophisticated LLM evaluation needs and the lack of accessible, scientifically rigorous platforms that integrate psychometric and cognitive science methodologies for non-technical stakeholders.
核心创新
- Methodology Introduces the first cloud-based platform applying Classical Test Theory (CTT) and psychometric validity principles (Cronbach's α > .70, AVE > .50) to systematically evaluate LLMs as cognitive entities rather than mere tools.
- Methodology Implements a three-cycle Action Design Science framework (Relevance-Rigor-Design) with nested Build–Intervene–Evaluate loops, bridging Popperian falsifiability, Cognitive Load Theory, and stakeholder requirements into a unified evaluation system.
- Biology Validates that modern LLMs (GPT-4, LLaMA-3) satisfy core psychometric validity criteria—including convergent, discriminant, predictive, and external validity—and outperform earlier models (GPT-3.5, LLaMA-2) across these dimensions.
主要结论
- The PsyCogMetrics™ AI Lab successfully operationalizes psychometric principles with demonstrated reliability metrics (Cronbach's α > .70) and validity frameworks (convergent/discriminant validity) for LLM evaluation.
- The platform addresses three critical pain points: mitigates benchmark saturation through dynamic evaluation, reduces data contamination via reproducible workflows, and expands coverage through cognitive science methodologies.
- Design validation shows GPT-4 and LLaMA-3 satisfy psychometric validity criteria and outperform earlier models, with GPT-4 reaching six-year-old human parity on Theory of Mind vignettes (Strachan et al., 2024).
摘要: This study presents the development of the PsyCogMetrics™ AI Lab (https://psycogmetrics.ai), an integrated, cloud-based platform that operationalizes psychometric and cognitive-science methodologies for Large Language Model (LLM) evaluation. Framed as a three-cycle Action Design Science study, the Relevance Cycle identifies key limitations in current evaluation methods and unfulfilled stakeholder needs. The Rigor Cycle draws on kernel theories such as Popperian falsifiability, Classical Test Theory, and Cognitive Load Theory to derive deductive design objectives. The Design Cycle operationalizes these objectives through nested Build–Intervene–Evaluate loops. The study contributes a novel IT artifact, a validated design for LLM evaluation, benefiting research at the intersection of AI, psychology, cognitive science, and the social and behavioral sciences.