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REKI: Registering Knowledge in VLAs
The paper introduces a compact vision-language-action model using register tokens as persistent memory to reduce control oscillations in robotics.
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Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
On-topic
Designs a compact 2.4B vision-language-action model setting an efficient size-performance frontier.
PremiseCheck: Efficient Fact-Checking of Human and AI Peer Reviews
Combines language models and lightweight decision models to fact-check statements in peer reviews against original manuscripts.
Ranked #74New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Focuses on grounding and fact-checking statements against source documents efficiently.
CLASHarness: Benchmarking Multi-Agent Conflict in Computer Use via a Controllable and Verifiable Generation Pipeline
The paper presents a benchmark of 600 tasks to evaluate how well multi-agent vision-language systems handle conflicting information during computer use.
Ranked #74New testPreprint7/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:07
On-topic
Presents a benchmark for evaluating multi-agent conflict resolution in computer-use workflows.
DecisionRobust: Benchmarking Robustness for JEV Style Decision Models Across Text and Vision
The paper introduces a benchmark evaluating the robustness of typed decision models against text, image, and prompt injection attacks.
Ranked #74New testPreprint7/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Introduces DecisionRobust, a benchmark systematically evaluating decision model reliability under adversarial perturbations.
Agent-Canary-Mas: End-to-End Evaluation of Protocol Risk in Long-Horizon Multi-Agent Systems
The paper introduces an evaluation framework measuring how communication protocol exploits propagate into task failures across multi-agent systems.
Ranked #74New testPreprint8/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Analyzes multi-agent protocol vulnerabilities, attacks, and contextual safety guards.
SCCGBench: Executability-Oriented Evaluation for Real-World Web Service-Call Code Generation
Introduces an execution-grounded benchmark to evaluate code generation for real-world web service and API calls across multiple models.
Ranked #74New testPreprint6/10 suggested
LLMs for code
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:29
On-topic
Proposes a benchmark evaluating code LLMs on generating executable web service-call code.
Do As I Do, Not As I Say: On-Policy Distillation Inherits the Teacher in Vision-Language Models
Evaluates on-policy distillation versus supervised fine-tuning in vision-language models, analyzing how teacher reliability impacts student behavior.
Ranked #75Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
On-topic
Studies on-policy distillation methods for training efficient student vision-language models.
MYOPIA: Understanding the Limits of Tree-Based Reasoning in Vision-Language Models
Introduces a benchmark evaluating decision tree reasoning in vision-language models, revealing accuracy drops compared to direct zero-shot prompting.
Ranked #75Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
On-topic
Evaluates reasoning and attribute grounding in vision-language models using decision trees.
Beyond Retrieval Failure: Understanding Why LLMs Miss Evidence in Multi-Hop RAG
The paper introduces ExecutionRAG to show how search drift causes apparent retrieval failures in multi-hop question answering.
Ranked #75New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Investigates search drift and evidence retrieval failures in multi-hop RAG systems.
JevAgentHarness: Benchmarking, Deploying and Training Decision Models That Share Control with LLMs
The paper presents a benchmark and harness to delegate routine tool choices from large language models to cheaper decision models.
Ranked #75New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Introduces AgentDecisionBench to evaluate decision-making performance in running agent workflows.
Re-executing Coding-Agent Evaluations: Unchanged Decisions and Unresolved Policy Risk
The paper re-evaluates coding-agent benchmark results to measure sensitivity to test execution environments and grading configurations.
Ranked #75Surprising resultPreprint6/10 suggested
LLMs for code
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
On-topic
Re-executes evaluations of coding-agent patches on SWE-bench.
EdgeWise: Bringing Long-Horizon Agents to the Edge via Selective Cloud Delegation
The paper proposes an edge-cloud collaboration framework that selectively delegates complex agent steps from local models to cloud models.
Ranked #75New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Presents a multi-step agent framework optimizing task execution via selective cloud delegation.
EvolvAttack: Backdooring self Evolving VLM Agents
The paper introduces EvolvAttack, demonstrating a backdoor mechanism that activates only after a vision-language agent evolves its memory over time.
Ranked #75Surprising resultPreprint8/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Identifies a stealthy backdoor attack exploiting memory evolution in deployed AI agents.
Architecting for Hardware Diversity: Meta's End-to-End Co-Design for High-Performance AI Training on AMD GPUs
Shares hardware-model co-design techniques and analytical kernel selection for training large recommendation models on AMD GPUs.
Ranked #76New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
On-topic
Describes hardware-model co-design and kernel optimization for efficient training on AMD GPUs.
Aligning LLMs with Sparse Retrieval via Adaptive Sparse Supervision
Proposes dynamic sparse supervision to align language model representations with neural sparse retrieval systems.
Ranked #76Surprising resultPreprint6/10 suggested
Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
On-topic
Aligns LLMs for sparse retrieval to improve efficiency and relevance in document retrieval pipelines.
Do As I Do, Not As I Say: On-Policy Distillation Inherits the Teacher in Vision-Language Models
Evaluates on-policy distillation versus supervised fine-tuning in vision-language models, analyzing how teacher reliability impacts student behavior.
Ranked #76Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
On-topic
Analyzes post-training distillation strategies specifically for vision-language models.
Intern-Decision: Efficient Multimodal Decision Making with Autoregressive Masked Language Modeling
Develops small multimodal models that output structured choices using masked language modeling to reduce inference latency in agent tasks.
Ranked #76New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Designs efficient decision-making models for interactive multimodal agents choosing discrete actions.
Verifier-Grounded Agentic RL for Provably Correct Code
The paper introduces an agentic reinforcement learning approach that uses formal program verifier diagnostics as intermediate rewards to produce verified code.
Ranked #76New way to see a problemPreprint8/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Uses verifier-grounded reinforcement learning and integrity audits to ensure provably reliable code generation.
$τ$-Emotion-Bench: Exposing the Interaction Fragility of LLM Agents through Real-World User Emotions
The paper introduces a benchmark to measure how tool-calling agents perform when interacting with emotionally varied, impatient users.
Ranked #76New testPreprint7/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Introduces tau-Emotion-Bench to evaluate agent reliability and interaction fragility under user variation.
Agent4Spec: An LLM-based Agentic System to Optimize API Specifications through Automated Validation and Market Analysis
Presents Agent4Spec, a multi-agent framework that automatically validates OpenAPI syntax errors and identifies functional API gaps through market analysis.
Ranked #76New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
LLMs for code
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Focuses on validating, maintaining, and generating OpenAPI code and endpoint specifications.
Close Enough is Nowhere Near: Fidelity-Consumability Decoupling in KV Caches
This paper investigates direct key-value cache substitution between frozen language models and finds geometric similarity fails to ensure consumability.
Ranked #77Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
On-topic
Studies KV cache sharing and cross-attention mechanisms to eliminate redundant model computation.
Information-Gain Calibrated On-Policy Distillation for Deep Search Agents
Develops an information-gain calibrated distillation method to improve retrieval query generation in search agents.
Ranked #77New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
On-topic
Improves distillation for deep search agents that iteratively retrieve external evidence.
Diagnosing and Correcting Reward Hacking in Verifiable Instruction Following
The paper analyzes reward hacking in verifiable instruction following and introduces a likelihood bonus method to maintain answer quality.
Ranked #77Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Analyzes evaluation blind spots in verifiable instruction-following benchmarks and metrics.
P2Patch: Exploit-Guided Vulnerability Repair
The paper presents an adversarial framework where an exploitation agent iteratively attacks and refines automated patches generated by a repair agent.
Ranked #77Surprising resultPreprint8/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Addresses patching software vulnerabilities and evaluating adversarial robustness against exploits in deployment.
OmniCompass: A Holistic Benchmark for Omni-Modal Video Grounding and Understanding
This paper introduces a benchmark to evaluate multimodal models on joint audio-visual temporal grounding, spatial grounding, and question answering.
Ranked #77New testPreprint6/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Provides a comprehensive benchmark for evaluating vision-language and omni-modal video understanding models.
LifeSearch: Benchmarking Deep Research Agents for Real-World Life and Productivity
This paper introduces a benchmark with expert-written rubrics to evaluate deep research agents on real-world life and productivity tasks.
Ranked #77New testPreprint7/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Evaluates autonomous research agents performing multi-step planning and web search.
OnTrack: Real-Time Monitoring and Intervention in LLM Agent Trajectories via Streaming Structure-Aware Optimal Transport
Proposes a streaming optimal transport method to monitor LLM agent trajectories in real time against reference runs.
Ranked #77New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
LLMs for code
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Evaluates real-time trajectory intervention specifically on software engineering agents in SWE-bench.
Can Capability Enhancement be Localized?
The study investigates whether removing small subsets of attention heads can improve language model performance on specific tasks.
Ranked #78Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
On-topic
Studies whether targeted attention head pruning can enhance performance and model efficiency.
Trajectory-Level Speculation with Semantic Verification for Tool-Using Agents
Introduces a framework where a small model drafts tool-use trajectories and a larger model verifies them in single prefill passes.
Ranked #78New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Proposes a speculative execution and verification framework specifically for multi-step tool-using LLM agents.
Copy-Paste Language Models
The paper proposes adding an explicit copy-paste prediction head to language models to improve in-context retrieval and copying efficiency.
Ranked #78New way to see a problemPreprint5/10 suggested
Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Explicitly designs copying heads to improve performance and operating points in retrieval setups.
From Training to Escalation: Forensic Analysis and Local Recreation of RL/RLHF-Induced Privilege Escalation in AI Agents (CVE-2026-65616)
Recreates and analyzes infrastructure misconfigurations that enabled privilege escalation and repository bypass during autonomous AI agent evaluations.
Ranked #78Surprising resultPreprint8/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Investigates RL-induced privilege escalation, exploit vulnerabilities, and containment safety.
VideoJev: System One Model for Video Understanding and Interaction
The paper adapts multimodal language models using scoring heads and computation caching for fast video decision-making and interaction.
Ranked #78Surprising resultPreprint6/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
On-topic
Adapts multimodal large language models for structured video understanding tasks.
ProbabilityBench: Model Evaluation and Calibration with Exact Ground-Truth Uncertainty
The paper introduces ProbabilityBench to evaluate model uncertainty calibration against analytically computed, ground-truth instance-level probabilities across three text environments.
Ranked #78New testPreprint7/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Presents ProbabilityBench, a benchmark for evaluating model calibration and uncertainty estimation.
Forms of LLM-Integrated Applications from LLM-Chats to Autonomous AI Agent System
Surveys and taxonomizes recurring architectural patterns across language-model-integrated software applications, ranging from chatbots to autonomous agent systems.
Ranked #78New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
LLMs for code
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Analyzes the shared architectures and execution loops of coding agents from major providers.
Long-Context Drafting Does Not Require Long-Context Drafters
This paper demonstrates that frozen short-context drafting models can effectively serve ultra-long context speculative decoding without fine-tuning on long sequences.
Ranked #79Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
On-topic
Enables efficient long-context speculative decoding using frozen short-context drafter models without extra training.
JevAgentHarness: Benchmarking, Deploying and Training Decision Models That Share Control with LLMs
The paper presents a benchmark and harness to delegate routine tool choices from large language models to cheaper decision models.
Ranked #79New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Studies delegating intermediate decisions like tool selection in LLM agents to smaller models.
What Coding Agents Leave Unsaid: Measuring Task-State Gaps Between Execution and Reports
The paper measures the information gap between coding agents' internal execution logs and their user-facing progress reports.
Ranked #79Surprising resultPreprint8/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Addresses monitoring and human oversight failures in deployed agents.
What Makes a Social Agent's Interactions Effective? Learning from Verifiable Outcomes in Paired Worlds
The paper presents a benchmark evaluating whether conversational agents agree on verifiable plans that satisfy both parties' private conditions.
Ranked #79New testPreprint7/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Introduces HICO-Bench to evaluate agent social coordination plans against verifiable outcomes.
NEAR: Neighborhood-Aware Residuals for Memory Retrieval
Proposes NEAR, a training-free framework using neighborhood-derived residual representations to reduce retrieval errors from shared non-target information in memory records.
Ranked #79New way to see a problemPreprint5/10 suggested
Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:29
On-topic
Introduces residual representations for dense memory retrieval to improve question-answering evidence ranking.
S-Space: Exploring Spatial Workspace in Multimodal Language Models
The paper identifies a linear spatial workspace subspace in multimodal language models that encodes continuous 3D coordinate representations.
Ranked #79New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Discovers internal spatial representation mechanisms in multimodal language models (MLLMs).
Trajectory-Guided Fault Localization for Agent Skill Evolution
Proposes a method linking execution traces to specific skill segments to guide automated revision of software engineering agent skills.
Ranked #79New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
LLMs for code
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Focuses explicitly on refining skills and execution guidance for software engineering code agents.
Waypoint-OPD: Transferring RL-Induced Policy Shifts via Gated On-Policy Distillation
Gates reinforcement learning policy-shift distillation using intermediate checkpoints to ensure student models only learn consistent teacher shifts.
Ranked #80New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Distills RL-induced reasoning capabilities into smaller student models efficiently.
$τ$-Emotion-Bench: Exposing the Interaction Fragility of LLM Agents through Real-World User Emotions
The paper introduces a benchmark to measure how tool-calling agents perform when interacting with emotionally varied, impatient users.
Ranked #80New testPreprint7/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Investigates long-horizon tool-calling agents interacting with realistic, emotionally variable human users.
A Strong Harness Narrows the Model Gap: A Comparative Evaluation for Legislative Document-to-XML Conversion
The paper evaluates harnesses for legislative document conversion, showing structured multi-agent pipelines narrow performance gaps between models.
Ranked #80Surprising resultPreprint8/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Focuses on ensuring reliable, hallucination-free enterprise output via harnesses.
X-Ragent: Tool-Augmented Reinforcement Learning for Evidence-Grounded Chest X-Ray Reasoning
The paper introduces a tool-augmented reinforcement learning framework for evidence-grounded chest X-ray diagnostic reasoning.
Ranked #80New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
On-topic
Develops a vision-language agent framework for multimodal reasoning over chest X-ray images.
Geometric Structure Predicts Per-Example Neighborhood Loss Under PCA Truncation
The paper analyzes geometric properties of text embeddings to predict how many nearest neighbors an individual example loses under dimensionality reduction.
Ranked #80New way to see a problemPreprint5/10 suggested
Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Investigates per-example retrieval degradation and neighbor retention under embedding compression in dense retrieval settings.
Rubrics from the Task, Verdicts from Evidence: Pointwise Rubric Rewards with Tool-Augmented Judges
This paper proposes a rubric-based reward model that derives criteria strictly from instructions and evaluates responses pointwise using tool assistance.
Ranked #80Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Investigates tool-augmented LLM judges and rubric-based evaluation methods for assessing responses.
Not All Correct Fixes Run Alike: An Empirical Study of Patch Performance in Repository-Level Issue Resolution
The paper analyzes the runtime performance differences of test-passing issue resolution patches generated by language models on SWE-bench.
Ranked #80New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
LLMs for code
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Evaluates the runtime performance of LLM-generated code patches for repository-level issues.
VLA-$Δ$: Learning Physical State Transition for Vision-Language-Action Models
Proposes explicit learning of physical state transitions between current and future scenes to train robust vision-language-action robotic policies.
Ranked #81New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
On-topic
Supervises physical state transitions to improve vision-language-action multimodal models for robotics.
Lost in the Fallback: How Reliably Do Typed Decision Models Use Fallback Options?
This paper evaluates how reliably typed decision models switch to fallback options and remain consistent under equivalent decision rules.
Ranked #81Surprising resultPreprint8/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Evaluates reliability and failure modes when automated decision models fail to trigger fallback options.
What Makes a Social Agent's Interactions Effective? Learning from Verifiable Outcomes in Paired Worlds
The paper presents a benchmark evaluating whether conversational agents agree on verifiable plans that satisfy both parties' private conditions.
Ranked #81New testPreprint7/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Examines multi-turn coordination, planning, and goal completion between conversational LLM agents.
Recovering Reliable Supervision via Critique-Guided On-Policy Distillation
Uses teacher critiques on incorrect student rollouts to improve on-policy distillation and recover supervision during mathematical reasoning tasks.
Ranked #81New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Presents an on-policy distillation technique to train student reasoning models.
Improving the Evaluation of Biomedical Question Answering with Few Human Preference Signals
This paper uses limited human preference signals to calibrate automated evaluation metrics for biomedical retrieval-augmented question answering.
Ranked #81New way to see a problemPreprint5/10 suggested
Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
On-topic
Addresses evaluation and human alignment metrics specifically for biomedical RAG QA systems.
To Align or Not To Align: Check Your COMPASS Before You Train
This paper introduces a metric to estimate the compatibility of pretrained models before running costly alignment or checkpoint merging.
Ranked #81New testPreprint7/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Introduces COMPASS, a theoretically grounded diagnostic metric to evaluate model alignment compatibility.
MAP4CS: A Multi-dimensional Data Pruning Framework for Efficient Code Retriever Fine-tuning
Presents a multi-dimensional data pruning framework that filters code repositories by syntax, diversity, and representation for efficient retriever fine-tuning.
Ranked #81Surprising resultPreprint6/10 suggested
LLMs for code
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Improves code retriever fine-tuning for software engineering RAG systems.
LEASH: Uncertainty-Aware Weak-to-Strong Escalation and Oversight for Computer-Use Agents
The paper proposes a training-free framework that uses uncertainty signals to escalate computer-use tasks from weak models to strong models.
Ranked #82New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Designs a routing and oversight framework specifically for long-horizon computer-use agents.
CommerceGen-Studio: An End-to-End Framework for Commercial-Grade Main-Image Generation
This paper introduces CommerceGen-Studio, an end-to-end framework using specialized agents and diffusion models to generate e-commerce product images.
Ranked #82New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Combines VLM metadata extraction with text-to-image conditioned diffusion generation.
Structure Before Intelligence: Gating What Agentic Scientific Workflows Release
The paper proposes an execution harness that validates intermediate results before allowing scientific agent workflows to release outputs.
Ranked #82Surprising resultPreprint8/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Gating invalid results directly addresses deployment safety and reliability.
CASI: Credit Assignment via Set Intervention for Agentic Retrieval
The paper presents an intervention method using Shapley values to assign credit to individual actions within multi-action agentic retrieval sets.
Ranked #82New way to see a problemPreprint5/10 suggested
Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Improves policy optimization and credit assignment for multi-action agentic retrieval.
Many Right Answers, One Training Example: Removing Responder Noise from GRPO for LLM Recommenders
The paper proposes ReMaRk, a reinforcement learning method that trains recommender models using all available reader replies simultaneously to reduce variance.
Ranked #82New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Reduces RL training steps and GPU hours for LLM recommenders by optimizing reward calculation across multi-response data.
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