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Main Author: Ran, Sheng
Format: Preprint
Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.04054
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  • Achieving endogenous regime switching is crucial for the emergence of autonomous intelligence, yet remains a central challenge for existing machine learning frameworks, where such transitions are typically externally imposed. In this work, we introduce a classification that distinguishes scalar-reducible dynamics, which can be expressed as gradient flows driven by a scalar objective, from scalar-irreducible dynamics that cannot be reduced to such a form. While most existing machine learning systems operate within the scalar-reducible class, we demonstrate that scalar-irreducible dynamics naturally enable internally generated regime switching through feedback between fast dynamical variables and slow structural adaptation. Using a minimal dynamical model, we illustrate how this mechanism produces sustained endogenous regime transitions without external scheduling. Our results suggest a new dynamical paradigm for regime exploration and provide a potential route toward autonomous learning systems whose adaptive behavior is organized internally rather than externally prescribed.