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An approved goal drives an AI controller and target system, with verified outcome feedback and external governance, policy, identity, and stop controls.

AI Feedback Loops: Cybernetics and Control Theory for Agents

Published September 16, 2026 by Paul Bryant

Design agent feedback around goals, observations, bounded actions, verification, and correction. Use control-theory concepts to examine stability, observability, and the limits of automation.

Categories AI Tags Agentic AI, AI Governance, control theory, feedback loops, observability, reinforcement learning Leave a comment
A reward loop can optimize ticket closure instead of the intended service restoration, so evidence, permission boundaries, and review must constrain rewarded behavior.

Behaviorism and AI: How Rewards Shape Model Behavior

Published September 15, 2026 by Paul Bryant

Understand how rewards and feedback shape AI behavior. Separate reinforcement learning, human preferences, and persistent adaptation, then evaluate whether rewarded behavior actually achieves the intended outcome.

Categories AI Tags Agentic AI, AI Governance, model evaluation, reinforcement learning, reward hacking, RLHF 1 Comment
A reward contract distinguishes faster handling and ticket closure from restored service and verified recovery, supported by authority, evidence, useful work, and accountable verification.

AI Reward Design: Stop Optimizing the Wrong Outcome

Published September 11, 2026 by Paul Bryant

Define AI rewards around verified service outcomes. Separate permissions, success, escalation, and efficiency so an improved metric cannot conceal missing evidence or poor operational behavior.

Categories AI Tags Agentic AI, AI Governance, model evaluation, reinforcement learning, reward hacking 3 Comments

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