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New framework enables agents to evolve executable skills via symbolic programs

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Researchers have introduced the Programmatic Skill Network (PSN), a novel framework designed for continual skill acquisition in embodied environments. PSN enables agents to build, refine, and reuse an evolving library of executable skills, which are represented as symbolic programs within a compositional network. The framework incorporates three key mechanisms powered by large language models: structured fault localization for skill compositions, progressive optimization with maturity-aware update gating, and canonical structural refactoring with rollback validation. Experiments conducted on MineDojo and Crafter demonstrated PSN's effectiveness in skill reuse, adaptation, and generalization across diverse tasks. AI

IMPACT This research could lead to more adaptable and generalizable AI agents capable of learning and reusing complex skills in open-ended environments.

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New framework enables agents to evolve executable skills via symbolic programs

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Haochen Shi, Xingdi Yuan, Bang Liu ·

    Evolving Programmatic Skill Networks

    arXiv:2601.03509v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: We study continual skill acquisition in open-ended embodied environments where an agent must construct, refine, and reuse an expanding library of executable skills. We introduce the Programmatic Skill Network (PSN), a framework …

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