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The Curse of Knowledge in Role-Playing Language Models
The paper tests whether role-playing language models leak private or unobserved character information across simulated interactive scenes.
Ranked #126Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Identifies private information leakage risks and boundary-respect failures in agent deployments.
Memory Forcing: Attendable Mid-Horizon History for Streaming Video Generation
The paper introduces Memory Forcing, partitioning cache into archive and working banks to prevent mid-horizon history loss in streaming video generation.
Ranked #126Surprising resultPreprint6/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Addresses video generation diffusion models and temporal attention across multimodal video frames.
SpaceCast-Bench: Evaluating Predictive Spatial Reasoning in Vision-Language Models
Introduces a benchmark evaluating how well vision-language models predict unseen physical outcomes following scene interventions.
Ranked #126New testPreprint7/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Introduces a diagnostic benchmark evaluating predictive spatial reasoning capabilities in models.
Travel Back To Move Forward: Retrospective Exploration and Evolving for Long Horizon Agents
Introduces a framework allowing agents to rewind long-horizon environments to earlier states while retaining learned exploratory knowledge.
Ranked #126New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Introduces state-rewinding mechanisms to help autonomous agents recover from errors in long-horizon tasks.
Does Learning Recurrent Networks Matter in Partially Observable RL?
Investigates whether frozen recurrent networks can provide sufficient memory for partially observable reinforcement learning without end-to-end training.
Ranked #126Surprising resultPreprint6/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Demonstrates frozen recurrent networks halve trainable parameter requirements while retaining performance.
The Gradient That Top-k Distillation Never Computes
The paper analyzes gradient dynamics in top-k distillation, showing that renormalization prevents optimization along directions controlling tail token probabilities.
Ranked #127Surprising resultPreprint6/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
On-topic
Examines top-k distillation mechanics for training smaller student models.
The interpreter as developer: An autoethnographic design study of building a computer-assisted interpreting tool through human-LLM co-creation
This paper presents a case study of an interpreter co-creating a local computer-assisted interpreting tool using large language models.
Ranked #127Preprint0/10 suggested
LLMs for code
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
On-topic
Analyzes how a non-programmer builds functional software by collaborating with coding agents.
Machine--human agreement in marking undergraduate assignments is specific to model, prompt and institution
The paper examines machine grading on undergraduate essays across three universities, finding models compress score distributions and vary across institutions.
Ranked #127Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Highlights reliability and evaluation failure risks when deploying LLMs for real-world automated grading.
LapMerge: Differentiable Exact-Budget Token Merging in Linear Time
Introduces a differentiable token merging operator running in linear time with an exact sequence output budget.
Ranked #127New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Focuses on token compression for long sequences in vision and vision-language models.
SteerablePlex: Can We Steer Full-Duplex Models?
Introduces an instruction-following benchmark and training recipe to improve goal adherence in full-duplex conversational models.
Ranked #127New testPreprint7/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Introduces SimIF-Bench to evaluate instruction-following and goal-completion in conversational simulators.
Accurate but Not Humble: Evaluating Epistemic Humility in LLM Agents under Knowledge Conflict
Proposes an evaluation framework to measure how LLM agents handle uncertainty and resolve conflicting knowledge during execution.
Ranked #127New way to see a problemPeer-reviewed7/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Directly assesses the decision-making and uncertainty handling of autonomous LLM agents across execution steps.
The Fragility and Dynamics of LLM Pruning-Recovery Steps
The paper analyzes how pruning and subsequent recovery stages interact, finding instruction-following collapses earlier than domain knowledge during model compression.
Ranked #128New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
On-topic
Analyzes the dynamics and data composition of structural pruning and recovery.
BRIDGE: Selective Boundary Repair with Dependency Graph Evidence in Multi-Agent Systems
The paper introduces BRIDGE, a runtime intervention framework that detects and repairs broken information handoffs across dependency graphs in multi-agent workflows.
Ranked #128New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Enhances multi-agent system reliability by repairing interface failures and dependency bottlenecks during deployment.
SheafPrune: Sheaf-Guided Graph Propagation for Visual Token Pruning
Proposes a graph-based token pruning method inspired by sheaf geometry to reduce prefill computation in multimodal large language models.
Ranked #128New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Proposes token pruning techniques specifically for multimodal large language models.
A persistent accuracy ceiling in automated verbal deception detection
The paper meta-analyzes 25 years of automated verbal deception detection models and identifies a persistent accuracy ceiling around 70 to 75 percent.
Ranked #128Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Synthesizes 25 years of automated deception detection benchmarks, showing persistent methodological flaws.
Can LLMs Fix It Without Code? Toward Automated Verification of No-Code Bug Fixes
Presents an execution-based evaluation pipeline using browser agents to verify language model solutions for no-code software bug reports.
Ranked #128New testPreprint7/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Evaluates computer-use agents and multimodal agentic LLMs executing multi-step bug fix instructions in browsers.
A Multi-Agent LLM System for Automated Tuning of Specialized Neural Network Models
Presents a multi-agent LLM framework that automatically tunes specific internal algorithm components while preserving overall neural network structures.
Ranked #128Preprint0/10 suggested
LLMs for code
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Deploys an LLM coder agent to generate, modify, and execute neural network code components.
ML Engineering Agents - A Data Management Perspective
The tutorial examines machine learning engineering agents from a data management view, highlighting challenges in pipeline execution, data discovery, and debugging.
Ranked #129Preprint0/10 suggested
LLMs for code
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
On-topic
Examines LLM agents synthesizing and refining software pipelines for ML engineering.
Connecting the Dots: Enduring Performance Gaps in ASR Systems Between Standard and Minority English Varieties
The paper tracks automatic speech recognition performance from 2021 to 2025, finding persistent accuracy disparities between standard American English and minority accents.
Ranked #129Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Highlights demographic performance disparities and reliability risks in deployed speech recognition systems.
EV-JEPA: Elastic V-JEPA for Any Device and Cross-Device Inference
The paper presents an elastic vision architecture that dynamically reconfigures width and supports partitionable inference across heterogeneous edge devices.
Ranked #129New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Optimizes V-JEPA foundation vision models across heterogeneous edge-cloud devices.
When History Helps and Hurts: Selective History Use across Multimodal Turns
The paper introduces a 7,000-task benchmark to evaluate how multimodal models selectively use or ignore conversational context.
Ranked #129New testPreprint7/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Introduces ReTurn, a benchmark for evaluating selective history use in conversational models.
SOAR: Source-Aware Reinforcement Learning with Precise Credit Assignment for Search Agents
Proposes a reinforcement learning framework that tracks external versus internal knowledge sources to reduce search agent fabrication.
Ranked #129New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Develops a reinforcement learning framework for search agents to plan and utilize external information.
Kronecker Product Attention: Memory-Efficient KV Compression via Structured Factorization
Introduces a key-value cache compression method representing attention activations as sums of compact Kronecker products.
Ranked #129New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Proposes Kronecker Product Attention to compress KV cache memory and improve inference efficiency.
DeepGroundRepair: From API-Grounded Generation to Shape-Aware Repair for Deep Learning Programs
This paper presents a three-stage generation and repair framework to resolve API constraints and tensor shape errors in deep learning programs.
Ranked #130Preprint0/10 suggested
LLMs for code
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:19
On-topic
Uses API grounding and shape-aware repair to improve LLM generation of deep learning programs.
Fine-Tuning Strategy, Not Just Data: A Statistically Rigorous Audit of Gender and Stereotypical Bias in Embedding Models for HR Recommendation Systems
This paper audits gender and stereotypical bias in multilingual job-matching embedding models using robust statistical tests.
Ranked #130Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
On-topic
Proposes a rigorous statistical evaluation framework to audit embedding bias.
Pushback in a Haystack: Language Models Respond to Factual Errors Ambiguously and Ineffectively
The paper evaluates how language models correct user misconceptions across five languages, showing indirect pushback often fails to fix factual errors.
Ranked #130New testPreprint7/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Investigates sycophancy, ambiguity, and failure modes when language models correct user misconceptions in deployment.
RUBATO: Decoupled Clocks Allow Full-Duplex Models to Think as Fast as They Can
The authors propose decoupled positional encodings enabling full-duplex speech models to run internal thinking streams at hardware-adaptive speeds.
Ranked #130New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Improves full-duplex speech-and-text multimodal models with decoupled thinking streams.
Reflective Prompt Optimization of a Deep-Research Agent: A Topic-Disjoint, Multi-Seed Protocol for Measuring Transferable Gains and Prompt-Level Overfitting
Studies reflective prompt optimization in research agents, demonstrating that gains on held-out tasks can stem from prompt-level memorization.
Ranked #130Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Investigates system prompt optimization specifically designed for multi-agent deep-research workflows.
When Should Agents Think? Adaptive Reasoning via Cross-Turn Estimation
Proposes a training method to adaptively skip turn-by-turn agent reasoning when previous thoughts remain sufficient for future actions.
Ranked #130New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Eliminates unnecessary reasoning turns to reduce inference computation in multi-turn agent systems.
PassSum: Leveraging Paths of Abstract Syntax Trees and Self-Supervision for Code Summarization
The paper proposes a code summarization method that encodes abstract syntax tree paths using self-supervised learning to reduce training overhead.
Ranked #131Preprint0/10 suggested
LLMs for code
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:19
On-topic
Presents an AST and self-supervision method for automated source code summarization.
Attacking Only Half the Data: Two-Sided Evaluation of AI-Text Detector Robustness
Evaluates AI text detectors under attacks applied to both human and machine text, revealing high false-positive rates on edited human writing.
Ranked #131Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Introduces a two-sided evaluation protocol exposing flaws in AI detector benchmarks.
Reliable Memory from Unstable Growth: Curating Self-Written Agent Playbooks with Randomized Experiments
Presents a randomized experiment framework to test and curate self-written agent playbooks, preventing task failure caused by unverified lessons.
Ranked #131New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Prevents catastrophic performance regressions in deploying self-updating agent memory playbooks.
Look Back, Think Ahead: Visual Memory on Demand for Efficient Multimodal Reasoning
The paper introduces ViMoD, maintaining a compact visual context while dynamically routing back to fine-grained tokens during multi-step reasoning.
Ranked #131New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Improves vision-language model reasoning through adaptive visual memory and token routing.
HarnessSQL: Harness-Native Training for SQL Agents in Realistic Database Environments
Introduces a post-training framework that trains text-to-SQL agents directly inside interactive database execution environments.
Ranked #131Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Trains database agents that inspect schemas, execute probes, and correct errors interactively.
zip2zip++: Towards Inference-Time Token Compression with Minimal Quality Loss
The paper proposes compression-layer modifications to reduce accuracy loss when using dynamic LZW vocabularies during language model inference.
Ranked #131Surprising resultPreprint6/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Introduces inference-time token compression via dynamic vocabularies to improve serving efficiency.
Testuary: Agentic Test Generation with Zero-Shot Parallelism
The authors combine zero-shot test suite generation with agentic refinement to improve test coverage and mutation scores.
Ranked #132Preprint0/10 suggested
LLMs for code
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:19
On-topic
Proposes an agentic and parallel method for automated software test generation.
Prompt-Injection Probes Learn the Conversation, Not Just the Injection
Shows linear prompt-injection monitors overfit to conversation features and reduces their false alarms by adding matched harmless negative examples.
Ranked #132Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Analyzes and improves linear probes detecting indirect prompt injection attacks in deployments.
RealityBench: Simulated Environments to Evaluate a Vision Language Model's Ability to Document Human Physical Work
The paper presents a simulated benchmark across eleven unconstrained environments to evaluate vision-language models on documenting real-world human physical work.
Ranked #132New testPreprint6/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Evaluates vision-language models on multimodal physical scene understanding and visual documentation.
Correct Choices, Failed Sequences: Choice2Seq Benchmarks Correctness Retention Across Output Interfaces
This paper introduces Choice2Seq, a benchmark measuring how often language models retain correct multiple-choice answers when generating them step by step.
Ranked #132New testPreprint7/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Introduces Choice2Seq, a diagnostic benchmark measuring correctness retention across different output formats.
Language Models as AI Research World Models
Evaluates whether language models can act as world models to predict empirical experimental outcomes across AI research workflows.
Ranked #132New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Investigates AI research agents that plan, predict, and execute automated scientific experiments.
VFold: Symmetry-Aware Cross-Layer Value Cache Compression
Presents a symmetry-aware value cache merging method to compress key-value memory during long-context decoding without architectural changes.
Ranked #132New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Proposes value cache merging and compression to reduce memory during LLM inference.
Vibe Coding with Google AI Studio Case Study
This case study evaluates a non-programmer using an AI development tool to build a database application in a non-English language.
Ranked #133Peer-reviewed0/10 suggested
LLMs for code
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:19
On-topic
A case study exploring vibe coding applications using Google AI Studio.
The Image Still Has a Say: Final-Answer Repair for Multimodal Chain-of-Thought
The paper repairs multimodal chain-of-thought final answers using original image features without altering the generated reasoning trace.
Ranked #133New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Enhances multimodal chain-of-thought reasoning by reallocating attention from text to visual evidence during answer generation.
Pin It on Anyone: Certified Targeted Displacement of Multi-Bit LLM Watermarks Without the Key
Demonstrates an attack method that alters embedded multi-bit text watermarks without knowing the secret generation key.
Ranked #133Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Examines security vulnerabilities in LLM output watermarking and provenance tracing.
Passing Tests, Missing Semantics: Evidence of Interpretive Lock-In in Plan-Based DataFrame Code Generation
The paper examines interpretive lock-in where planning agents generate code passing self-generated tests while missing the actual specification requirements.
Ranked #133Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Evaluates benchmark metric pitfalls where generated code passes tests but misses semantics.
SteerablePlex: Can We Steer Full-Duplex Models?
Introduces an instruction-following benchmark and training recipe to improve goal adherence in full-duplex conversational models.
Ranked #133New testPreprint7/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Builds controllable conversational simulators that follow sequential multi-stage instructions and goals.
TokenRouter: Efficient Serving System for Token-Level LLM Routing
Designs an inference serving system optimized for dynamic, token-level routing across multiple language models.
Ranked #133New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Presents an efficient serving and batching system for token-level LLM routing.
Comparing the Pre-trained Models of Source Code by Re-pre-training under a Unified Setup
The paper evaluates pre-trained code models under a standardized experimental setup to compare the impacts of their pre-training tasks fairly.
Ranked #134Peer-reviewed0/10 suggested
LLMs for code
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:19
On-topic
Evaluates pre-trained models of source code across multiple software engineering tasks under unified settings.
MENTOR: Procedural Shielding of Tool-Using LLM Agents
This paper introduces a system to ensure tool-using language model agents comply with natural language company procedural manuals.
Ranked #134New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Provides a runtime guardrail mechanism to ensure tool-using agents comply with organizational policies.
Full-duplex Spoken Language Modeling with Discrete Diffusion
The paper presents Diffuplex, a full-duplex spoken language model that separates speech timing from content generation using discrete diffusion.
Ranked #134New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Introduces a multimodal spoken language model integrating speech tracking and audio generation.
Suggested Is Not Superseded: A Pre-Registered Evaluation of a System-One Model as a Memory-Retirement Gate
The paper evaluates long-term memory gating models to test whether they distinguish established factual updates from mere suggestions.
Ranked #134Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Establishes a pre-registered evaluation protocol and test pairs for memory-retirement gates.
DiffuPlex: Accelerating Full-Duplex Spoken Dialog Models via Rolling Masked Diffusion
Presents a rolling masked diffusion method that accelerates full-duplex spoken dialog models by forecasting multiple future interaction frames.
Ranked #134New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Accelerates full-duplex dialog model inference to achieve wall-clock speedups.
Evo$^2$: Evolving the Evolver through Weight-Harness Co-Evolution
Proposes a co-evolution framework that coordinates agent harness prompt modifications with model weight updates using self-generated experience.
Ranked #134New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Focuses directly on self-evolving agents co-optimizing model weights and agent tool/prompt harnesses.
Conserved amount, negotiable placement. Prompting perturbs one architecture, an AI reviewer both
The paper examines how prompting conditions and automated agent reviews affect code complexity placement across two software architectures.
Ranked #135Peer-reviewed0/10 suggested
LLMs for code
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:19
On-topic
Studies how AI agents handle software architectural complexity across code changes.
Truncation Samplers Are Nested: Comparing Decoding Rules Is a Measurement Problem
The paper presents a theoretical framework using nesting properties to calculate distance bounds and compare language model truncation sampling algorithms efficiently.
Ranked #135Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
On-topic
Analyzes the mathematical measurement and empirical bounds of truncation sampling across benchmarks.
Label Collapse in Diffusion Language Model In-Context Learning
This paper analyzes label collapse failure modes across diffusion and autoregressive language models during in-context learning classification.
Ranked #135Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Identifies silent label-collapse failures that evade accuracy-based deployment monitoring.
Estimating Uncertainty of Omnimodal Large Language Models via External Omnimodal Embeddings
This paper develops an uncertainty estimation framework for omnimodal models using external embeddings to score reasoning grounding and coherence.
Ranked #135New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Presents an uncertainty quantification method tailored for omnimodal language models across combined modalities.
Revocation Is Not Complete at Receipt: An Executable Outcome Contract for Distributed Agent-Tool Gateways
The paper introduces an executable contract and monitor to verify that delegated authority revocations actually take effect across distributed agent gateways.
Ranked #135Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Establishes execution outcome contracts for distributed agent-tool gateways caching delegated authority.
Project Greenhouse: Progress Toward Fully Open and Sovereign Agentic Search
The paper describes training a competitive decoder-only search reranker from scratch using modest computational resources and common datasets.
Ranked #135New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Demonstrates efficient pre-training and fine-tuning from scratch with modest compute on few GPUs.
Rule vs.Consequence: Dissociable Internal Representations of Moral Reasoning in LLMs
This paper uses activation steering and probing to identify distinct internal representations for rule-based versus consequence-based moral reasoning in language models.
Ranked #136New way to see a problemPeer-reviewed7/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
On-topic
Analyzes internal representations governing moral and sensitive decision-making in deployed LLMs.
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