Learn Like Humans: Use Meta-cognitive Reflection for Efficient Self-Improvement (2026.acl-long)
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| Challenge: | Existing self-improving frameworks rely on inefficient, multi-turn recursive loops that incur high computational costs. |
| Approach: | They propose a framework that achieves efficient self-evolution within a single recurrence cycle. |
| Outcome: | The proposed framework outperforms state-of-the-art self-evolving systems while significantly reducing computational overhead. |
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