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Reading Right, Acting Wrong: Diagnosing Decision Failures of System One Models in Agent Loops
The paper investigates decision failures in fast single-pass agent models, reporting that wrong actions often occur despite correct reading of the environment state.
Ranked #8Surprising resultPreprint8/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Introduces a benchmark pairing state probes with actions to evaluate agent decision-making.
Reading Right, Acting Wrong: Diagnosing Decision Failures of System One Models in Agent Loops
The paper investigates decision failures in fast single-pass agent models, reporting that wrong actions often occur despite correct reading of the environment state.
Ranked #8Surprising resultPreprint8/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Examines failure modes in how fast models choose actions in agent loops.
(When) Should a Software Factory be Lights-off? Benchmarking Code Review Agents on Bug Detection
Introduces a benchmark pairing pull requests with human-verified bugs to evaluate code review agents on bug detection accuracy.
Ranked #8New testPreprint8/10 suggested
LLMs for code
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:29
On-topic
Introduces a benchmark evaluating LLM-based coding agents on reviewing code and detecting software bugs.
Thinking Inertia: LLMs Keep Thinking When Told Not To
The paper defines evaluation metrics to show that language models continue generating reasoning traces even when instructed not to think.
Ranked #8Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Investigates disabling internal thinking tokens to control inference compute and costs.
Any Time, Any Space: A World-State-Centric Framework for Agentic Video Generation
This paper introduces Any Time, Any Space, a world-state memory framework enabling consistent multi-shot long-form agentic video generation.
Ranked #9New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Long-form agentic video generation maintaining cross-shot spatiotemporal consistency.
UltraBERT: Beyond the Limit of BERT Pre-Training
This paper analyzes pretraining factors such as masking ratios and token budgets to optimize bidirectional transformer encoders.
Ranked #9Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Explores distillation and pruning techniques to optimize encoder efficiency across classification and retrieval.
Scalable Weak-to-Strong Verifier Hardening for Agent Environments
The paper introduces an automated weak-to-strong hacker-fixer loop to find and repair vulnerabilities in agent evaluation verifiers.
Ranked #9New way to see a problemPreprint8/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Studies verifiers that prevent reward hacking in multi-step LLM agent environments.
Scalable Weak-to-Strong Verifier Hardening for Agent Environments
The paper introduces an automated weak-to-strong hacker-fixer loop to find and repair vulnerabilities in agent evaluation verifiers.
Ranked #9New way to see a problemPreprint8/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Addresses verifier vulnerability and benchmark accuracy in evaluating LLM agents.
Reading Right, Acting Wrong: Diagnosing Decision Failures of System One Models in Agent Loops
The paper investigates decision failures in fast single-pass agent models, reporting that wrong actions often occur despite correct reading of the environment state.
In brief · #9Surprising resultPreprint8/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Diagnoses reliability and decision failures in deployed LLM agent loops.
TestSuiteBench: Coding Agents Struggle to Generate Strong Test Suites from Specifications
Evaluates coding agents on generating full application test suites from specifications using a benchmark of open-source projects and mutants.
Ranked #9Surprising resultPreprint8/10 suggested
LLMs for code
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:29
On-topic
Introduces a benchmark evaluating coding agents on generating complete software test suites from specifications.
Chaos in the Text: Revealing the Modality Preference in Mixed-Modality Retrievers
Investigates retrieval performance across mixed text and image corpora, finding that retrievers systematically favor text and degrade when modalities coexist.
Ranked #9Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:29
On-topic
Investigates multimodal dense retrieval across mixed text and image document corpora.
Measurable Semantic 3D Gaussian Splatting with Joint Region and Depth Supervision for Interactive Building Inspection
Develops a semantic 3D Gaussian Splatting pipeline with depth and region supervision for interactive metric measurements during building inspections.
Ranked #9New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
Computer vision for industrial applications
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Focuses on visual 3D reconstruction and quantitative measurement specifically for building inspection and maintenance.
A team of Gemini 4 Argon agents beats Minecraft
The authors report on a team of autonomous Gemini 4 Argon agents collaborating via chat and shared code to beat Minecraft survival mode.
Ranked #10Surprising resultPreprint8/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Examines multi-agent autonomous coordination, planning, and tool execution in Minecraft.
Player-1: Learning to Play from Synthetic Experience
Develops a post-training framework that trains computer-use agents for video games using synthetic interactive experiences and an expanded action space.
Ranked #10New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Trains multimodal models to perceive screen frames and execute mouse and keyboard actions.
SpecGuardBench: Can Coding Agents Construct Reliable Validation Harnesses from Natural Language Specifications?
This paper introduces a benchmark to test if coding agents can build reliable validation test harnesses from natural language specifications.
Ranked #10New testPreprint8/10 suggested
LLMs for code
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Evaluates coding agents on generating reliable validation harnesses and tests from specifications.
Scalable Weak-to-Strong Verifier Hardening for Agent Environments
The paper introduces an automated weak-to-strong hacker-fixer loop to find and repair vulnerabilities in agent evaluation verifiers.
Ranked #10New way to see a problemPreprint8/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Focuses on preventing reward hacking and misalignment in agent environments.
Can an Agent Learn to Predict Its Own Failure? Outcome-Grounded Confidence Calibration in LLM Agents
The authors develop a reinforcement learning method to calibrate an agent's per-step confidence against the final outcome of an episode.
Ranked #10New way to see a problemPreprint8/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Develops calibration evaluation and scoring methods for multi-step agent rollouts.
Look Where You Can: Active View Selection for CAD Reconstruction under Occlusion
The paper introduces SightCAD, an active view selection framework optimizing camera viewpoints under occlusion constraints for parametric CAD reconstruction.
Ranked #10New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
Computer vision for industrial applications
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Focuses on CAD reconstruction and parametric geometry generation under realistic view constraints.
Multi-Stream Attention Residuals
The paper extends attention residuals across model depth by introducing multi-stream depth attention with causal convolutions.
Ranked #10Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Improves multi-stream depth attention with minimal additional overhead and without persistent multi-stream storage.
Locate, Judge, Read: Role-Specialized Tool Agents over a Knowledge-Point Index for Open-Domain Multimodal Document QA
Designs a modular multi-agent pipeline separating search, verification, and reading for multimodal document question answering.
Ranked #10Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Focuses directly on hybrid retrieval, indexing, and multi-hop grounding over document collections.
Speculative Forcing for Efficient Autoregressive Video Generation
Accelerates autoregressive video generation by verifying and freezing intermediate tokens early to reduce redundant computation during denoising.
Ranked #11Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
On-topic
Presents speculative early exit strategies for efficient autoregressive video generation.
Taking the PULSE of Medical Reasoning: Step-Level Retrieval Timing for Knowledge-Grounded Inference
This paper proposes PUlSE, using internal layer representations to detect factual errors and trigger step-level retrieval during medical reasoning.
Ranked #11New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Introduces step-level retrieval timing to improve factual grounding in reasoning.
ANCHOR: Assessing Naturalistic Constraint Hierarchies and Ordering in Repository-Grounded Agentic Coding
This paper introduces a repository-grounded benchmark to evaluate how well coding agents follow engineering constraints and developer workflows.
Ranked #11New testPreprint8/10 suggested
LLMs for code
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Assesses coding agents on following realistic developer constraints in repository tasks.
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 #11New testPreprint6/10 suggested
Computer vision for industrial applications
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Evaluates visual documentation and inspection of field physical work such as vehicle repair.
KV4-RL: Unlocking Faster Asynchronous Rollouts for RLVR with INT4 KV Cache Quantization
The paper introduces INT4 KV cache quantization with selective INT8 protection to accelerate asynchronous rollouts in reinforcement learning.
Ranked #11Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Introduces INT4 KV cache quantization to accelerate rollouts and reduce memory usage during inference.
The Agent Knew: Internal States Forecast Unauthorized Actions and Stop Them, and the Lies That Follow
The paper demonstrates that internal activation states can forecast and block unauthorized actions and deceptive reports by language model agents.
Ranked #11Surprising resultPreprint8/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Studies agents that take unauthorized actions and attempt to misreport them.
Can an Agent Learn to Predict Its Own Failure? Outcome-Grounded Confidence Calibration in LLM Agents
The authors develop a reinforcement learning method to calibrate an agent's per-step confidence against the final outcome of an episode.
Ranked #11New way to see a problemPreprint8/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Provides reliability mechanisms for deciding when to trust an agent or abstain in deployment.
Agreement Without Alignment: Label-Free Rubric Clarification Increases LLM-Judge Consensus but Not Agreement with Humans
Evaluates a label-free rubric clarification method, finding it increases consensus among LLM judges without improving agreement with human evaluations.
Ranked #11Surprising resultPreprint8/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Analyzes LLM-as-a-judge consensus, rubric clarification, and alignment with human evaluations.
Revisiting Generative vs. Dense Retrieval: A Static Value Prior Reverses the Gap
Shows that incorporating static item value into dense retrieval outperforms generative retrieval in e-commerce recommendation settings.
Ranked #12Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Compares generative versus dense retrieval mechanisms and reranking performance on retrieval datasets.
EviScene: Beyond "Is It AI?" for Agentic Image Factuality Assessment
Introduces a benchmark and multimodal agent that uses visual inspection and external retrieval to verify real-world image factuality.
Ranked #12New testPreprint7/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
On-topic
Introduces a multimodal agent and benchmark combining visual inspection with external text retrieval.
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 #12New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Enables edge deployment of small language models by selectively offloading critical steps to reduce cost.
Can an Agent Learn to Predict Its Own Failure? Outcome-Grounded Confidence Calibration in LLM Agents
The authors develop a reinforcement learning method to calibrate an agent's per-step confidence against the final outcome of an episode.
Ranked #12New way to see a problemPreprint8/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Calibrates per-step confidence in acting LLM agents to predict episode failure and guide handoffs.
On the Risks of using LLM-Generated Tests for Regression Testing
Investigates the risks of using LLM-generated regression tests, showing they can inadvertently preserve and enforce code faults.
Ranked #12Surprising resultPreprint8/10 suggested
LLMs for code
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:29
On-topic
Examines risks of using LLMs to generate regression tests for software repositories.
What Visual Representations Do World Action Models Need?
Evaluates visual representations and integration mechanisms for video-based world action models in robot manipulation tasks.
Ranked #12Surprising resultPreprint6/10 suggested
Computer vision for industrial applications
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Evaluates visual representations for world action models and manipulation tasks relevant to robotics perception.
Cited but Not Consulted: A Counterfactual Audit of Legal Chain-of-Thought Faithfulness
Audits legal chain-of-thought faithfulness by substituting cited authorities and observing whether model verdicts causally change.
Ranked #12Surprising resultPreprint8/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Audits benchmark faithfulness and evaluation reliability using counterfactual authority perturbations.
Agreement Without Alignment: Label-Free Rubric Clarification Increases LLM-Judge Consensus but Not Agreement with Humans
Evaluates a label-free rubric clarification method, finding it increases consensus among LLM judges without improving agreement with human evaluations.
Ranked #12Surprising resultPreprint8/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Evaluates reliability and failure modes in automated LLM-based evaluation and supervision.
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 #13New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Develops small 0.8B-4B models optimized for low-latency decision-making inference.
ExeWorldBench: Benchmarking Code-Based Executable 3D World Modeling
The paper introduces a benchmark evaluating whether coding agents can construct interactive, code-based 3D simulations that capture underlying physical principles.
Ranked #13New testPreprint7/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
On-topic
Benchmarks translating visual observations into code-based executable 3D environments.
Retrieval Disagreement as a Signal: Diagnosing and Steering Multilingual Dense Embedders
Analyzes retrieval divergence across languages in multilingual dense embedders and introduces disagreement-guided steering to align shared-index search results.
Ranked #13Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Diagnoses and improves multilingual dense retrievers used in cross-lingual search and RAG.
What Counts as the Same Task? Executable Contracts for Robustness Evaluation of Tool-Using Agents
The paper proposes executable contracts to verify that adversarial benchmark edits preserve the core task definition when evaluating tool-using agents.
Ranked #13New way to see a problemPreprint8/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Analyzes flaws in agent robustness evaluation benchmarks and proposes executable contracts.
CASTER: Formalizing Zero-Shot Manipulation from Synthetic Videos as Constrained Optimization
Formulates zero-shot robot manipulation from synthetic video generation as a constrained trajectory optimization problem.
Ranked #13New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
Computer vision for industrial applications
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Develops robot manipulation techniques based on video models for physical robotics perception.
Cited but Not Consulted: A Counterfactual Audit of Legal Chain-of-Thought Faithfulness
Audits legal chain-of-thought faithfulness by substituting cited authorities and observing whether model verdicts causally change.
Ranked #13Surprising resultPreprint8/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Tests whether model reasoning faithfully reflects cited authorities, exposing risks of unfaithful justifications.
Co-Modifying Application Code and Deployment Infrastructure: A Causal Study of AI Agent Pull Requests
Evaluates pull requests from software agents modifying both application code and deployment infrastructure in continuous integration pipelines.
Ranked #13Surprising resultPreprint8/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Studies how software engineering agents handle multi-domain tasks and deployment infrastructure modifications.
SWE-DeceptionBench: Benchmarking Deceptive Behaviors of LLMs Across the Software Development Lifecycle
Introduces SWE-DeceptionBench, a benchmark measuring active and passive deceptive model behaviors across software development lifecycle tasks.
Ranked #13New testPreprint8/10 suggested
LLMs for code
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Evaluates LLM behaviors across the software engineering lifecycle including requirement feasibility and code tasks.
Do Modifications Made by Coding Agents Make Subsequent Software Maintenance Harder?
The paper evaluates whether initial code changes made by coding agents make subsequent software maintenance tasks harder than human changes.
Ranked #14Surprising resultPreprint8/10 suggested
LLMs for code
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:19
On-topic
Studies whether code generated by coding agents harms subsequent software maintenance.
Elephant in the Fridge: Constant-Memory Frame Packing for Long Video Understanding
Proposes a training-free frame packing method enabling vision-language models to process long videos with constant memory consumption.
Ranked #14Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
On-topic
Enables constant-memory efficient inference for long video vision-language models without fine-tuning.
Open-o3-Video-v2: Seek, Ground, and Reason with Verifiable Spatio-Temporal Evidence
Develops an agentic video reasoning framework that iteratively identifies missing information, gathers visual evidence, and grounds temporal clues.
Ranked #14New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
On-topic
Develops an agentic grounded reasoning framework enabling multimodal video models to retrieve evidence and verify reasoning.
Specification-Based Testing of Large Language Models
The paper introduces a testing framework that turns documented model safety claims into specifications to find counterexamples via mutated prompts.
Ranked #14Surprising resultPreprint8/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Introduces a specification-driven testing framework to rigorously evaluate whether benchmarks test documented claims.
What Counts as the Same Task? Executable Contracts for Robustness Evaluation of Tool-Using Agents
The paper proposes executable contracts to verify that adversarial benchmark edits preserve the core task definition when evaluating tool-using agents.
Ranked #14New way to see a problemPreprint8/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Evaluates the robustness of tool-using language model agents under adversarial changes.
(When) Should a Software Factory be Lights-off? Benchmarking Code Review Agents on Bug Detection
Introduces a benchmark pairing pull requests with human-verified bugs to evaluate code review agents on bug detection accuracy.
Ranked #14New testPreprint8/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:29
On-topic
Evaluates the reliability and bug detection capabilities of autonomous code review agents deployed in software engineering.
Dual-Stream Memory for Vision-Language-Action Policies
Presents a dual-stream memory architecture combining recurrent compression and frame retrieval for vision-language-action robotic policies.
Ranked #14New way to see a problemPreprint5/10 suggested
Computer vision for industrial applications
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Applies vision-language-action policies to robotic manipulation and physical execution tracking.
Internalizer: Portable Context-to-Parameter Mapping for Very Large Language Models
Presents a hypernetwork that maps document contexts directly into low-rank adapter weights for large language models.
Ranked #14Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Maps external context documents directly into model parameters as an alternative to context-window RAG.
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 #15New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Accelerates agent inference by delegating drafting to smaller models verified via parallel prefill.
What Should a Software Team Spend on Agents? Simulation-Based Cost Optimization of Mixed AI-Human Teams
The paper models mixed human-agent software teams to find cost-optimal spending allocations balancing human developer hours and automated coding agents.
Ranked #15New way to see a problemPreprint8/10 suggested
LLMs for code
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:07
On-topic
Investigates allocating budgets and roles between human developers and AI coding agents.
VIEWCRAFT: Evolving What Multimodal Agents See and How They Read It
This paper proposes a framework that jointly evolves visual evidence presentation and reading procedures to improve multimodal agent task performance.
Ranked #15New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
On-topic
Evolves visual observation interfaces and reading procedures for multimodal agents.
Measuring the Inference Energy Efficiency of Open-Weight LLMs across Benchmarks, Reasoning Modes, and Hardware
The paper measures inference energy efficiency across 86 open-weight language models, showing large efficiency gaps among models of similar capability.
Ranked #15Surprising resultPreprint8/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Proposes methodology to measure energy efficiency alongside standard benchmark scores across models.
Frustratingly Easy Agentic RAG via Portable Skills: A Case Study in Customer Support
The paper presents an enterprise case study showing that portable skills and structured navigation layers simplify retrieval pipelines in customer support.
Ranked #15Surprising resultPreprint8/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Presents an agentic workflow using tool use, instructions, and harnesses for enterprise customer support.
What Counts as the Same Task? Executable Contracts for Robustness Evaluation of Tool-Using Agents
The paper proposes executable contracts to verify that adversarial benchmark edits preserve the core task definition when evaluating tool-using agents.
Ranked #15New way to see a problemPreprint8/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Demonstrates how improper testing obscures actual agent vulnerabilities to hostile inputs.
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 #15New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Addresses search grounding and mitigating internal evidence fabrication using external retrieved evidence.
AlphaNIST: Emergent Assembly Skills from Binary Task Rewards
Evaluates whether robotic manipulation agents can learn complex multi-step assembly skills purely from sparse binary task rewards.
Ranked #15Surprising resultPreprint5/10 suggested
Computer vision for industrial applications
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Addresses robotics manipulation and assembly skills for industrial benchmark tasks.
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