Research · 5 papers · As of 2026-09-24
Research
Each paper has a tag that says how far its results go. Ideas that failed stay on the list.
Showing 5 of 5 · 4 have a date · 1 have no date · As of 2026-09-24
- Beyond the Scaling CeilingA study of how an AI model could grow new skills in checked steps. Every result says how far it goes: tiny model, working code, or waiting on big chips.PROVEN-toyDOI 10.5281/zenodo.21628058
- The Accretion ModelA kind of AI model that grows by adding new parts, never by changing old ones. A stranger can check its whole history. We built a tiny version, Cultivar-0, on a regular computer.BUILT/VERIFIED-CPUPROVEN-toyDOI 10.5281/zenodo.21628429
- Sound Compounding RatchetA way to keep a gain only when a checker confirms it. Plus a test for when a model thinks it passed but did not. Every win here is on tiny models only.PROVEN-toyCPU-only kill-testsDOI 10.5281/zenodo.21628552
- The Leakage SignatureA record of ideas we proved wrong. Plus a way to grow a model that a math solver checks, with an audit for leaks. Small, limited demos only.reproducible artifactno frontier parity claimDOI 10.5281/zenodo.21628524
- Verifier-Centric Capability GrowthA map of what worked and what failed when we added skills to a model. Plans we have not tested yet are marked PROPOSED.measured map + PROPOSED programDOI 10.5281/zenodo.21628544
What the tags mean
Each tag tells you the limit before you see the result.
- PROVEN-toy
- It passed a test we wrote down before we ran it. The test used real code and numbers, on a regular computer, at no cost. It worked on a tiny model, not on a full-size AI.
- BUILT/VERIFIED-CPU
- It is working code. We ran it again and got the same answer each time. It shows the system can be trusted, not that the AI can do more.
- BACKED
- We can say it in public, as long as we state its limits.
- KILLED
- An idea our tests proved wrong. That is a real result, not a footnote.
- GPU-GATED
- Planned and written down, but not run yet. It needs a full-size AI model and big graphics chips (GPUs).
Meanings taken from the paper “Beyond the Scaling Ceiling” (2026-07-02), in plain words
How we count
Scope comes first.
Each paper's tags state the largest scale its results reach. We claim nothing larger. Ideas that failed stay on the list.