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| On the Calibration of Crowdsourcing Aggregators The paper provides theoretical and empirical analyses of calibration in crowdsourced label aggregation across human and language model datasets. Ranked #140Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested | LLM evaluation and benchmarks via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18 | On-topic Studies calibration of crowdsourcing aggregators, including crowds of LLMs. | |
| FunDM: Cheap & Label-Free Decision Models from Frozen Language Models This paper presents a label-free decision head for frozen language models that preserves multiple-choice accuracy with reduced layers and memory. Ranked #140Surprising resultPreprint6/10 suggested | Small and efficient models via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18 | On-topic Enables cheaper inference and lower memory by attaching small decision heads to fewer transformer layers. | |
| Who Sets the Pace of Judge Hacking? Judge Capability versus the Policy-Judge Gap This work analyzes whether policy capability gaps or judge models dictate reward hacking when training models against language-model judges. Ranked #140Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested | AI safety and reliability in deployment via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18 | On-topic Analyzes reward hacking and optimization vulnerabilities in LLM alignment. | |
| The Evidence Anchoring Boundary: Where Visual Interventions Matter and When They Help in Multimodal LLMs Analyzes layer-wise visual interventions in multimodal language models to identify where visual edits effectively reduce hallucinations. Ranked #140New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested | Multimodal models via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28 | On-topic Analyzes internal layer representations and visual interventions in multimodal large language models. | |
| PRISM: Transfer and Limits of Activation Interventions in Tool-Calling Language Models Studies the transferability of internal activation interventions to reduce unsafe tool execution across model precisions and languages. Ranked #141Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested | AI agents via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17 | On-topic Studies safety and activation interventions in tool-calling language model agents. | |
| Independent Data-Integrity Verification for LLM-Driven Functional Coverage Closure in Hardware Design The authors present an agent loop that closes functional test coverage in hardware design using independent simulation scoreboards. Ranked #141Preprint0/10 suggested | LLMs for code via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17 | On-topic Deploys an LLM to generate tests and verify hardware code. | |
| Read, Parse, Describe: Unified Document Parsing with Visual Element Description Generation The paper presents a benchmark dataset evaluating unified page-level document parsing alongside alternative text descriptions for visual elements. Ranked #141New testPreprint6/10 suggested | Multimodal models via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06 | On-topic Introduces unified document parsing generating bounding boxes and visual descriptions with VLMs. | |
| How the Classical Baseline Shapes Machine-Learning Speed Claims in Topology Optimization This paper audits speedup claims of machine learning models in structural topology optimization against modern classical solvers. Ranked #141Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested | LLM evaluation and benchmarks via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18 | On-topic Critiques baseline comparability and benchmark evaluation practices in machine-learning speedup claims. | |
| Prorsa: Unleashing the Potential of Prefill-Decode Disaggregation in Agentic Reinforcement Learning The paper explores prefill-decode disaggregation architectures to speed up rollout generation during agentic reinforcement learning training. Ranked #141New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested | Small and efficient models via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18 | On-topic Optimizes serving and rollout efficiency via prefill-decode disaggregation for LLMs. | |
| MemForm: Benchmarking Memory Formation Poisoning in LLM Agents The paper introduces MemForm to benchmark adversarial memory formation poisoning across five input interfaces in language model agents. Ranked #141New testPreprint7/10 suggested | AI safety and reliability in deployment via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18 | On-topic Investigates adversarial memory poisoning attacks on deployed agents. | |
| DeciCAD: Harness-Grounded Learning of Action Policies for CAD Agents Develops a domain harness and policy learning pipeline to improve language model agent execution in computer-aided design environments. Ranked #142Preprint0/10 suggested | LLMs for code via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17 | On-topic Develops code-generating CAD action policies and compares them to coding harnesses. | |
| Librarian Agents: Training LLMs to Curate Long-Context Workspaces that Anticipate Future Queries The paper trains language model agents to reorganize unstructured document collections into structured workspaces to speed up future multi-document queries. Ranked #142New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested | AI agents via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17 | On-topic Trains builder agents to autonomously curate and structure workspaces to assist answering agents. | |
| Resample the Answer: Where to Spend Test-Time Compute in Recursive Reasoning The paper shows that resampling the decoded answer state improves recursive reasoning recovery more efficiently than perturbing latent states. Ranked #142Surprising resultPreprint6/10 suggested | Small and efficient models via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18 | On-topic Studies efficient test-time compute allocation and resampling strategies for compact recursive reasoning models. | |
| Evaluating LLMs as Agentic Workflow Executors in Real-World Customer Support Skills The paper introduces a benchmark derived from real customer support dialogues to evaluate language models executing bounded, tool-using skills. Ranked #142New testPreprint7/10 suggested | AI safety and reliability in deployment via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18 | On-topic Audits hallucinated tool use and unsupported claims in deployment. | |
| PVFH-Bench: Benchmarking Premise-Induced Visual Fixation Hallucinations in Vision-Language Models This paper introduces a benchmark to measure vision-language model hallucinations caused by deceptive textual premises paired with visually confusable images. Ranked #142Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested | LLM evaluation and benchmarks via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18 | On-topic Introduces PVFH-Bench, a diagnostic benchmark measuring visual fixation hallucinations in LVLMs. | |
| OccludeBench: Can VLMs Find What's Missing? The paper presents a benchmark evaluating how effectively vision-language models recover fully occluded objects using remaining visual cues. Ranked #142New testPreprint6/10 suggested | Multimodal models via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28 | On-topic Investigates multimodal vision-language models and their spatial and visual scene reasoning. | |
| Evaluating and Improving Static Application Security Testing Tools for Rust Evaluates static analysis security testing tools on real-world Rust vulnerabilities and presents an improved framework for vulnerability detection. Ranked #143Preprint0/10 suggested | LLMs for code via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17 | On-topic Uses an LLM framework to generate code mutants and evaluate software static analysis tools. | |
| Priming Base Models for Agentic Post-Training: An Open Midtraining Recipe The paper outlines a long-context midtraining stage using software engineering data to prepare base language models for agentic tasks. Ranked #143New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested | AI agents via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17 | On-topic Develops a midtraining recipe designed specifically to prepare base models for agentic post-training. | |
| VitaBench: Memory Lifecycles Beyond Retrieval This paper introduces a benchmark to evaluate agent memory lifecycle decisions, including compression, consolidation, and deletion. Ranked #143New testPreprint7/10 suggested | LLM evaluation and benchmarks via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18 | On-topic Introduces VitaBench, a new benchmark evaluating long-term memory lifecycle decisions in language agents. | |
| FORGE: Procedural Weight Generation for Sparse MoE Inference The paper introduces FORGE, an on-chip datapath that regenerates sparse mixture-of-experts weights from compact seeds during inference. Ranked #143New way to see a problemPeer-reviewed6/10 suggested | Small and efficient models via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18 | On-topic Proposes on-the-fly weight generation to optimize memory and throughput in MoE models. | |
| Personalization Without Stereotyping: Do Speech LLMs Know When to Turn a Deaf Ear? The paper introduces a benchmark to measure demographic robustness, stereotyping, and intentional personalization in speech language models. Ranked #143New testPreprint6/10 suggested | Multimodal models via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28 | On-topic Investigates speech language models integrating acoustic and paralinguistic audio cues. | |
| RATED: Reliability-Aware AI Agent Tool Retrieval via Execution Dynamics Combines dual-encoder semantic retrieval with a contextual bandit to adaptively select agent tools using execution reliability feedback. Ranked #143New way to see a problemPeer-reviewed7/10 suggested | AI safety and reliability in deployment via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28 | On-topic Addresses runtime execution reliability and fault mitigation when agents interact with external APIs. | |
| Combining LLM and Dynamic Analysis for Universal Testing of Static Application Security Testing Tools Uses large language models and dynamic feedback to generate code variants and test static application security analysis tools. Ranked #144Preprint0/10 suggested | LLMs for code via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17 | On-topic Applies LLMs to understand, transform code, and test static application security tools. | |
| Agent Status Protocol (ASP): A Lightweight Specification for State Reporting in Multi-Agent Systems Proposes a lightweight protocol for AI agents to report runtime status and liveness to central servers and monitoring dashboards. Ranked #144New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested | AI agents via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17 | On-topic Specifies a lightweight protocol for monitoring state in multi-agent systems. | |
| Efficient Resource-Shiftable RL Post-training with Generative Rewards The paper presents PivotRL, a system that dynamically shifts GPU resources among rollout, reward modeling, and training during post-training. Ranked #144New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested | Small and efficient models via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18 | On-topic Improves GPU resource efficiency during RL post-training for large language models. | |
| BrowseSafe++: Benchmarking Prompt Injection Detection Across Web Contexts, Languages, and Browser Views This paper introduces a benchmark of paired web pages to evaluate prompt injection detection across browser agents and views. Ranked #144New testPreprint7/10 suggested | LLM evaluation and benchmarks via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18 | On-topic Introduces a benchmark evaluating prompt injection detection across diverse web contexts. | |
| MultiWorldBench: Do Independently Controlled Views Describe One Shared World? Introduces a Minecraft diagnostic benchmark testing whether multiplayer world models maintain consistent and persistent representations across independently controlled views. Ranked #144New testPreprint6/10 suggested | Multimodal models via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28 | On-topic Evaluates consistency and spatial reasoning across visual viewpoints in interactive environments. | |
| X-AgentRed: Red-Teaming Personal Agents in Evolving Multi-Service Ecosystems Presents an automated red-teaming framework that searches for harmful compositional tool-use paths across multi-service environments. Ranked #144New testPreprint7/10 suggested | AI safety and reliability in deployment via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28 | On-topic Directly develops an automated red-teaming framework to uncover safety risks in agent workflows. | |
| The Role of Agentic Instruction Categories for Code Generation: A Study of Five Python Libraries The paper examines how different repository instruction categories in agent files affect token efficiency and automated code generation quality. Ranked #145Preprint0/10 suggested | LLMs for code via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:19 | On-topic Evaluates instruction categories for agentic repository-level code generation. | |
| Isolating a Language Model's Judgment with a Label-Free Subspace The paper proposes isolating internal model judgments from instruction formatting variations using a label-free hidden state subspace. Ranked #145New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested | LLM evaluation and benchmarks via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17 | On-topic Investigates internal model judgment versus prompt sensitivity for reliable evaluation. | |
| Auditing Escalation Reliability in Healthcare LLM Agents: A Perturbation-Controlled Benchmark of Workflow-State Failures Introduces an episode-level healthcare benchmark to audit how reliably language model agents escalate actions when facing workflow disruptions. Ranked #145New testPreprint7/10 suggested | AI agents via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17 | On-topic Focuses on decision reliability, tool use, and escalation failures in multi-step healthcare LLM agents. | |
| Context-Aware Precision Scheduling for Small Language Models The paper proposes a context-aware mixed-precision scheduling method to balance execution latency and accuracy for small language models. Ranked #145New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested | Small and efficient models via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18 | On-topic Presents a context-aware mixed-precision scheduling method to improve efficiency for small language models. | |
| DistressBench: Evaluating Multi-Dimensional Crisis Support in Large Language Models Introduces an evaluation benchmark measuring how effectively language models provide supportive responses during self-harm and crisis disclosures. Ranked #145New testPreprint7/10 suggested | AI safety and reliability in deployment via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28 | On-topic Directly addresses real-world deployment safety risks regarding suicide and self-harm disclosures. | |
| Vision Transformers Learn Word Meaning from Images Alone Tests whether self-supervised vision transformers represent semantic meanings of rendered words without paired text data. Ranked #145Surprising resultPreprint6/10 suggested | Multimodal models via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28 | On-topic Explores multimodal semantics and how vision transformers learn textual meaning from pixels. | |
| Agentic Dependency Transformations: Lessons from an Exploratory Case Study of Flask This case study explores strategies for using automated coding agents to transform external software dependencies into local reimplementations. Ranked #146Preprint0/10 suggested | LLMs for code via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:19 | On-topic Investigates AI coding agents altering and transforming third-party dependencies in repositories. | |
| Behavioral Forgetting Is Not Privacy in Machine Unlearning Demonstrates that machine unlearning often fails to prevent targeted information recovery across alternative multilingual access paths. Ranked #146New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested | LLM evaluation and benchmarks via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17 | On-topic Exposes fundamental flaws in existing unlearning benchmarks and evaluation metrics. | |
| A Self-Improving Agent that Grows its Own DSL: Oracle-Free Operator Induction for Exact Question Answering The paper presents an agent that expands its domain-specific language for exact answering without external rewards or judges. Ranked #146New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested | AI agents via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17 | On-topic Develops a self-improving agent that invents domain-specific language operators. | |
| The Price of Precision: A Calibrated Cost Model for Mixed-Precision LLM Serving The paper presents a hardware-calibrated cost model to optimize mixed-precision serving configurations across varying batch sizes and context lengths. Ranked #146New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested | Small and efficient models via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18 | On-topic Introduces a cost model for mixed-precision large language model serving to optimize inference efficiency. | |
| ViSkill: Reinforcing VLM Agents with Evolving Visual-Native Skills Proposes a framework that encodes visual trajectories into reusable skill cards to reinforce vision-language agent planning and rewards. Ranked #146New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested | Multimodal models via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28 | On-topic Integrates visual spatial layouts and image features directly into vision-language model agents. | |
| Forgetting is Not Always Bad: A Neuro-Inspired Memory Repair Mechanism for Poisoned LLM Agents Introduces DREAM, an agent-intrinsic defense that triggers functional forgetting of poisoned memory entries through implicit reactivation and topological diagnosis. Ranked #146New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested | AI safety and reliability in deployment via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28 | On-topic Proposes defense mechanisms against memory-poisoning and backdoor attacks in deployed systems. | |
| Where Do AI Coding Agents Fail? An Empirical Study of Failed Agentic Pull Requests in GitHub The paper analyzes 33,000 GitHub pull requests to examine why AI coding agent contributions succeed or fail. Ranked #147Surprising resultPeer-reviewed8/10 suggestedOlder paper (2026) Older paper (2026) — discussed this week | LLMs for code via acm · 18 Oct, 06:18 | On-topic Focuses on the behavior, pull requests, and failure patterns of code-generating AI agents. | |
| OPRD: On-Policy Reminder Distillation for Long-Horizon Coding Agents Uses multi-scope reminders and on-policy distillation to help coding agents maintain constraints over long software engineering interactions. Ranked #147New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested | AI agents via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17 | On-topic Proposes reminder distillation to improve multi-turn tool interaction and planning in coding agents. | |
| When Does "Post-Call" Begin? An Availability Contract for Earnings-Call NLP Benchmarks Proposes an availability framework to identify and resolve within-event timing mismatches in earnings-call financial NLP benchmarks. Ranked #147New testPeer-reviewed7/10 suggested | LLM evaluation and benchmarks via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17 | On-topic Identifies timing lookahead contamination flaws in financial NLP benchmark designs. | |
| Fast and Accurate: Improving Personalized LLM Performance by Semantic Concentration Inspired Workload Split between RAG and Fine-Tuning This paper splits personalized language model workloads between parameter-efficient fine-tuning and retrieval based on historical data semantic concentration. Ranked #147New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested | Small and efficient models via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18 | On-topic Proposes splitting workloads between PEFT and RAG to lower inference latency. | |
| EgoVoice: Proactive Spoken Assistance from Egocentric Multimodal Streams Develops a framework for egocentric multimodal assistants to decide both when to speak and what guidance to provide. Ranked #147New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested | Multimodal models via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28 | On-topic Processes continuous first-person video and audio streams jointly with language. | |
| Inject a Turn, Not a Token: Learning Where to Redirect LLM Reasoning for Self-Correction Introduces UPTURN, a framework that trains a small classifier to inject redirection prompts as new user turns during reasoning failures. Ranked #147Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested | AI safety and reliability in deployment via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28 | On-topic Reduces reasoning failures and mitigates hallucinated steps by redirecting reasoning paths to improve reliability. | |
| Auditing Escalation Reliability in Healthcare LLM Agents: A Perturbation-Controlled Benchmark of Workflow-State Failures Introduces an episode-level healthcare benchmark to audit how reliably language model agents escalate actions when facing workflow disruptions. Ranked #148New testPreprint7/10 suggested | LLM evaluation and benchmarks via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17 | On-topic Introduces a perturbation-controlled benchmark to evaluate agent decision-making under uncertainty. | |
| BARTER: Compact Dynamic Sparse Training with Standard Dense Kernels This paper presents a dynamic sparse training method that reduces compute overhead by maintaining compact tensors with standard dense kernels. Ranked #148New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested | Small and efficient models via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18 | On-topic Introduces dynamic sparse training using standard dense kernels to reduce model compute and cost. | |
| Output Discipline Sets the Floor: A Falsification-Guided, Model-Agnostic Agent Protocol for Auditable Hypothesis-Driven Decision Making The paper introduces a falsification-guided agent protocol requiring systematic hypothesis elimination to improve decision-making consistency on complex diagnostic tasks. Ranked #148Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested | AI agents via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17 | On-topic Proposes a model-agnostic agent protocol using evidence falsification for auditable decisions. | |
| Demystifying LLM-Based Software Engineering Agents Proposes Agentless, an agent-free approach to software development issues that compares favorably against autonomous software engineering agents. Ranked #148Surprising resultPeer-reviewed8/10 suggestedOlder paper (2025) Older paper (2025) — discussed this week | LLMs for code via acm · 12 Oct, 16:29 | On-topic Focuses on automated software development, issue localization, and code repair using LLMs. | |
| 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 #148New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested | Multimodal models via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28 | On-topic Operates on multimodal spoken dialog streaming audio and conversational text. | |
| Defence against the dark arts of distillation: Unsupervised discovery of subliminal learning Introduces an unsupervised method to identify and remove subliminally transferred traits from model parameter updates during knowledge distillation. Ranked #148Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested | AI safety and reliability in deployment via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28 | On-topic Detects and suppresses subliminal transfer of undesirable or misaligned behaviors inherited during model distillation. | |
| Ranking Is Not Authority: Executable Context-Routing Contracts for Coding Agents The paper proposes an executable routing contract that separates ranking from context deletion for coding agents. Ranked #149Surprising resultPeer-reviewed7/10 suggestedOlder paper (2026) Older paper (2026) — discussed this week | LLMs for code via acm · 18 Oct, 06:18 | On-topic Proposes context-routing contracts for coding agents to manage repository evidence during code generation. | |
| SelectTTRL: Representation-Guided Data Selection for Efficient Test-Time Reinforcement Learning This paper presents a method using internal representation similarity to identify which test problems benefit from test-time reinforcement learning. Ranked #149New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested | Small and efficient models via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18 | On-topic Proposes a data selection method to make test-time reinforcement learning inference and adaptation more efficient. | |
| Encrypted Skills Can Become New Security Exploits If AI Agents Know How to Decipher The authors demonstrate that encoding malicious instructions in agent skills bypasses scanners and causes models to execute harmful actions upon decoding. Ranked #149Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested | AI agents via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17 | On-topic Demonstrates a vulnerability where LLM agents decode and execute malicious injected skills. | |
| SolBehave: Evaluating the Behavioural Correctness of LLM-Generated Smart Contracts The paper introduces a benchmark using fuzzing and transaction replays to evaluate the behavioral correctness of generated smart contracts. Ranked #149New testPreprint7/10 suggested | LLM evaluation and benchmarks via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17 | On-topic Introduces SolBehave benchmark to test the behavioral correctness of LLM-generated code. | |
| Can machines reason non-verbally? Introduces a generate-verify-optimize pipeline to enable non-verbal visual reasoning in machine learning systems. Ranked #149New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested | Multimodal models via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28 | On-topic Addresses non-verbal visual reasoning in multimodal foundation models via generation and verification. | |
| VEPA: Verified Evolving Formal Policy for Lifelong LLM Agent Guardrails Develops a framework for evolving deterministic formal policies to serve as runtime guardrails for large language model agents. Ranked #149New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested | AI safety and reliability in deployment via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28 | On-topic Introduces verified evolving formal runtime guardrails to enforce safety and prevent unwanted actions. | |
| Swarm Telepathy: Prefill-Free KV-Cache Transfer Across Families Enables prefill-free multi-agent communication across different language model families using cross-model key-value cache transfer. Ranked #150New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested | Small and efficient models via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18 | On-topic Enables prefill-free cross-family KV-cache transfer to speed up multi-model inference. | |
| Physics-Aware Deepfake Detection via Distance-Speech Consistency Detects talking-head deepfakes in dynamic videos by matching speaker distance estimates with distance-dependent acoustic energy variations. Ranked #150New way to see a problemPeer-reviewed6/10 suggested | Multimodal models via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18 | On-topic Analyzes multimodal audio-visual consistency for detecting manipulated videos. |
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