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Cumulant

Experimental

AI-Assisted Research Validation

Whether AI agents can reliably check citations, code, and sensitivity inside a reproducible workflow.

Status

Experimental

Version

Experimental

Date

2026-04

Authors

Aryan Patel

Abstract

An experimental systems program testing whether AI agents can reliably check citation validity, code reliability, and sensitivity inside a reproducible research workflow, and where automation is safe versus where it introduces hidden risk. AI agents act as software roles under human approval, not as independent researchers.

Research question

Can an AI agent reliably test citation validity, code, and sensitivity inside a research workflow?

Methods

  • Citation resolution checks
  • Multi-agent error reduction
  • Automated critique
  • Measuring how much human review changes conclusions

Data

Internal research workflows, logs, and artifacts, preserved for analysis.

Results

Experimental. Preliminary analysis; conclusions are not finalized.

Limitations

Findings about automation safety are preliminary and depend on the specific systems studied.

Code availability

Internal experimental system.

Data availability

Internal.

AI disclosure

AI agents assisted with literature retrieval, code generation, analysis support, critique, and drafting. Deterministic systems produced and verified the estimates. A human researcher approved the question, design, interpretation, and release.

Reproduction status

Experimental system.