Closing the Empirical Loop: Autonomous AI Agents Conduct End-to-end Research With Human Participants.

Wehr G, Rideaux R, Fox AJ, Lightfoot DR, Tangen J, Mattingley JB, Ehrhardt SE

DOI: 10.1002/advs.76675
Published: 2026 Sep 14
Container: Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)
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@article{allodium:10.1002/advs.76675,
  title = {Closing the Empirical Loop: Autonomous AI Agents Conduct End-to-end Research With Human Participants.},
  author = {Wehr G and Rideaux R and Fox AJ and Lightfoot DR and Tangen J and Mattingley JB and Ehrhardt SE},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)},
  doi = {10.1002/advs.76675},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.76675}
}

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TI  - Closing the Empirical Loop: Autonomous AI Agents Conduct End-to-end Research With Human Participants.
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AU  - Rideaux R
AU  - Fox AJ
AU  - Lightfoot DR
AU  - Tangen J
AU  - Mattingley JB
AU  - Ehrhardt SE
PY  - 2026
JO  - Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)
DO  - 10.1002/advs.76675
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G, W., R, R., AJ, F., DR, L., J, T., JB, M., & SE, E. (2026). Closing the Empirical Loop: Autonomous AI Agents Conduct End-to-end Research With Human Participants.. Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany). https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.76675

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