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To Retain or to Adapt? Generalizing Continual Learning

The Continual Learning (CL) literature has long been driven by the goal of mitigating catastrophic forgetting. This objective rests on a pervasive, often unstated assumption: that a lifelong learner should approximate the Joint-Task Learning (JTL) solution and retain all previously acquired knowledge. We challenge this retention-centered premise, arguing that in non-stationary environments prioritizing retention can impede real-time adaptation. Shifting the focus to the Average Lifelong Error (A

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Published: 6 July 2026
Source: arXiv
Category: Research
Topics: Environment
Retrieved: 14 July 2026

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ethics.ai (6 July 2026), “To Retain or to Adapt? Generalizing Continual Learning,” evidence record 181, https://ethics.ai/record/181 (originally published by arXiv).

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