Shepherd Agents: Adaptive Priming Through Directed Intervention

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 2026 Open access

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Authors: Jeremy McEntire
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18843847
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Abstract

All bare shepherd strategies worse than no coordination: storyteller -12.3%, provocateur -26.7%, director -37.1%. With reset prepended, all converge to reset-alone performance. Reset accounts for 22:1 of benefit over best shepherd content. Adaptive priming is not just unnecessary -- it is actively harmful.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Psychology of Social Influence Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics

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Journal / source
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
2 March 2026
Language
EN