• Computer Science > Artificial Intelligence [Submitted on 18 Feb 2026] Title:Verifiable Semantics for Agent-to-Agent Communication View PDF HTML (experimental)Abstract:Multiagent AI systems require consistent communication, but we lack methods to verify that agents share the same understanding of the terms used. • Natural language is interpretable but vulnerable to semantic drift, while learned protocols are efficient but opaque. • We propose a certification protocol based on the stimulus-meaning model, where agents are tested on shared observable events and terms are certified if empirical disagreement falls below a statistical threshold. • In this protocol, agents restricting their reasoning to certified terms (“core-guarded reasoning”) achieve provably bounded disagreement. • We also outline mechanisms for detecting drift (recertification) and recovering shared vocabulary (renegotiation). • In simulations with varying degrees of semantic divergence, core-guarding reduces disagreement by 72-96%.
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- Computer Science > Artificial Intelligence [Submitted on 18 Feb 2026] Title:Verifiable Semantics for Agent-to-Agent Communication View PDF HTML (experimental)Abstract:Multiagent AI systems require consistent communication, but we lack methods to verify that agents share the same understanding of the terms used. Natural language is interpretable but vulnerable to semantic drift, while learned protocols are efficient but opaque. We propose a certification protocol based on the stimulus-meaning model, where agents are tested on shared observable events and terms are certified if empirical disagre
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