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 ===== OODA Loop Analogy ===== ===== OODA Loop Analogy =====
  
-The agent loop closely mirrors the **OODA loop** (Observe-Orient-Decide-Act) from military strategy, developed by Colonel John Boyd:+The agent loop closely mirrors the **OODA loop** (Observe-Orient-Decide-Act) from military strategy, developed by Colonel [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Boyd_(military_strategist)|John Boyd]]:
  
   * **Observe** aligns with perception -- gathering data from the environment   * **Observe** aligns with perception -- gathering data from the environment
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   * **Escalation Triggers**: Automatic handoff to humans when the agent's confidence drops below a threshold or errors accumulate   * **Escalation Triggers**: Automatic handoff to humans when the agent's confidence drops below a threshold or errors accumulate
   * **Supervision Modes**: Ranging from full autonomy (no human involvement) to always-approve (human confirms every action), with intermediate modes for production flexibility   * **Supervision Modes**: Ranging from full autonomy (no human involvement) to always-approve (human confirms every action), with intermediate modes for production flexibility
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 +===== References =====
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 +  * [[https://arxiv.org/abs/2210.03629|Yao, S. et al. "ReAct: Synergizing Reasoning and Acting in Language Models."]] arXiv:2210.03629, 2022.
 +  * [[https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.02427|Sumers, T. et al. "Cognitive Architectures for Language Agents."]] arXiv:2309.02427, 2023.
 +  * [[https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.11366|Shinn, N. et al. "Reflexion: Language Agents with Verbal Reinforcement Learning."]] arXiv:2303.11366, 2023.
 +  * [[https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.16291|Wang, G. et al. "Voyager: An Open-Ended Embodied Agent with Large Language Models."]] arXiv:2305.16291, 2023.
 +  * [[https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.10601|Yao, S. et al. "Tree of Thoughts: Deliberate Problem Solving with Large Language Models."]] arXiv:2305.10601, 2023.
 +  * Boyd, J. "Patterns of Conflict." Unpublished briefing, 1986. See also: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OODA_loop|OODA Loop (Wikipedia)]].
 +  * Osinga, F. "Science, Strategy and War: The Strategic Theory of John Boyd." Routledge, 2007.
  
 ===== See Also ===== ===== See Also =====
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