让AI像人一样有节奏地思考,自动安排认知任务。
Simulating Human Cognition: Heartbeat-Driven Autonomous Thinking Activity Scheduling for LLM-based AI systems

- 用周期性心跳机制动态调度规划、反思等认知模块。
- 能根据历史数据自主学习任务调度策略,支持模块动态增减。
- 适合需要持续自我优化的复杂AI代理系统使用。
大型语言模型(LLM)代理在推理和工具使用方面表现出色,但通常受限于僵化、被动的控制流程,影响其适应性和效率。现有框架多依赖固定流程或错误触发的反思机制,导致行为冲动或仅在出错后纠正。本文提出心跳驱动的自主思维活动调度机制,模拟人类认知的自然节律,通过周期性‘心跳’协调多种认知模块(如规划器、批评者、回忆者、梦想家)。与依赖硬编码符号规则或即时反应触发的传统方法不同,该调度器可学习决定何时启动特定思维活动——如回忆记忆、总结经验或战略规划——基于时间模式和历史上下文。该功能设计支持认知模块的动态增删,无需结构重改。同时,我们提出一种元学习策略,利用历史交互日志持续优化调度策略。评估结果表明,该方法能有效基于历史数据学习调度逻辑,并自主集成新思维模块。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Large Language Model (LLM) agents have demonstrated remarkable capabilities in reasoning and tool use, yet they often suffer from rigid, reactive control flows that limit their adaptability and efficiency. Most existing frameworks rely on fixed pipelines or failure-triggered reflection, causing agents to act impulsively or correct errors only after they occur. In this paper, we introduce Heartbeat-Driven Autonomous Thinking Activity Scheduling, a mechanism that enables proactive, adaptive, and continuous self-regulation. Mirroring the natural rhythm of human cognition, our system employs a periodic ``heartbeat'' mechanism to orchestrate a dynamic repertoire of cognitive modules (e.g., Planner, Critic, Recaller, Dreamer). Unlike traditional approaches that rely on hard-coded symbolic rules or immediate reactive triggers, our scheduler learns to determine when to engage specific thinking activities -- such as recalling memories, summarizing experiences, or strategic planning -- based on temporal patterns and historical context. This functional approach allows cognitive modules to be dynamically added or removed without structural reengineering. Meanwhile, we propose a meta-learning strategy for continual policy adaptation, where the scheduler optimizes its cognitive strategy over time using historical interaction logs. Evaluation results demonstrate that our approach effectively learns to schedule cognitive activities based on historical data and can autonomously integrate new thinking modules.
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