How Far Are We From True Auto-Research?

arXiv:2605.19156 · cs.AI, cs.CY, cs.LG, cs.MA · Submitted 2026-05-18 · Read on arXiv

cs.AI, cs.CY, cs.LG, cs.MA

Submitted: 2026-05-18

Updated: 2026-10-13

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