IRAM-Omega-Q: New Framework Models How Adaptive Agents Regulate Uncertainty
Researchers have introduced IRAM-Omega-Q, a computational framework that models how adaptive agents regulate internal uncertainty under noisy and changing conditions. The framework combines quantum-inspired state representations with closed-loop adaptive control over an internal entropy signal, comparing two causal control orderings — regulation-first and disturbance-first. The work identifies the timing of regulatory response as a key architectural factor that shapes system stability thresholds and regulatory demand.
IRAM-Omega-Q is a newly proposed computational framework designed to model uncertainty regulation in adaptive agents operating under stochastic disturbance. Rather than focusing solely on task optimization, the framework addresses how agents maintain a stable internal state amid noise and perturbation. It employs a quantum-like formalism instrumentally — using normalized complex amplitude vectors and coherent state evolution — alongside a derived density matrix for entropy and coherence-gap analysis. The study compares two causal control orderings: regulation-first (RF), in which adaptive regulation precedes the current-cycle disturbance, and disturbance-first (DF), in which disturbance arrives before a new regulatory response can be computed. Matched-seed simulations show broadly comparable coherence-gap trajectories between the two orderings, but RF yields lower sustained adaptive gain. Susceptibility maps further reveal that DF shifts the critical initial-gain ridge toward larger values across multiple disturbance intervals. The authors conclude that control ordering is an architectural determinant of regulatory demand and stability threshold location, even when the broader regime structure is otherwise shared.
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The paper is a preprint and has not yet undergone formal peer review. The study relies entirely on simulation; no empirical validation against real-world adaptive systems or hardware implementations is reported. The scope of applicability — whether findings generalize beyond the specific parameter regimes tested — remains an open question. The authors do not discuss computational cost or scalability of the quantum-like formalism for larger or more complex agent architectures.
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IRAM-Omega-Q: A Computational Framework for Uncertainty Regulation in Adaptive Agents
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