Hanchen's ICLR 2026 Reflections on Self-Improving AI
I had the privilege of attending ICLR 2026 this year thanks to generous support from UCB Sky Lab. I helped present Agentic Context Engineering at the main conference, as well as two oral presentations at the Lifelong Agent and MemAgent workshops. As a result, much of my experience centered on agent memory and continual learning. I am writing this reflection to summarize my takeaways from conversations with other researchers. I hope this blog strikes a chord with fellow readers and not with any companies’ legal teams over leaked information. ...