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AGI and Cybernetics Researcher


[Pedro A. Ortega]

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The :!: denote my favorite or most representative works.

Theses

[2] Ortega, P.A.

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Keywords: Solomonoff induction, universal imitation, causal interventions, adaptive control. 

Technical Report

March 2026


Abstract

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