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Issue #2 · WeeklySep 2, 2026

Paper of the Week #2 — The Score Is in the Abstract, the Bill Is in Table 2

I rebuilt HoH's Planner→Developer→QA loop (arXiv 2609.01481) around Claude Code on 8 hidden-test tasks: the score gap stayed inside rerun noise while tokens tripled, 58k vs 177k. HoH's own Table 2 reports 3.25x. Plus the matched-loss control promised in issue #1, graded.

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Paper of the Week #2 — The Score Is in the Abstract, the Bill Is in Table 2

Paper of the Week #2 — The Score Is in the Abstract, the Bill Is in Table 2

I rebuilt HoH's Planner→Developer→QA loop (arXiv 2609.01481) around Claude Code on 8 hidden-test tasks: the score gap stayed inside rerun noise while tokens tripled, 58k vs 177k. HoH's own Table 2 reports 3.25x. Plus the matched-loss control promised in issue #1, graded.

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