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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 #194Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Focuses on mitigating hazardous tool-calling behaviors and improving safety alignment.
INTACT: Inducing Latent Reasoning on a Frozen Backbone
The paper presents a method using an external encoder to induce latent soft-token reasoning on frozen language model backbones.
Ranked #194New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Uses a small encoder for continuous latent reasoning, reducing autoregressive decoding latency by 19%.
Evaluating Compressed Memory: Dependence, Utility, and Content Benefit
The paper evaluates whether language models genuinely benefit from compressed memory by comparing them against memory-free baseline models.
Ranked #194Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Reveals experimental flaws in how compressed memory and retrieval benefits are benchmarked and measured.
Task-State Governance: A Virtual Machine for Verifiable and Recoverable GUI Agent Execution
The paper proposes an interface framework that tracks and controls application state changes made by graphical user interface agents.
Ranked #194New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Presents an execution and governance framework for GUI agents interacting with applications.
Beyond Static Cues: Unified Dynamic Detection of MLLM Backdoors via Dual-Flow Trajectory Analysis
The paper detects backdoor triggers in multimodal language models by tracking output evolution trajectories across internal hidden layers.
Ranked #194New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Addresses backdoor vulnerabilities and trajectory analysis specifically within multimodal LLMs.
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 #195New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Studies isolating internal safety judgments to prevent degradation from prompt changes.
Generative Representation Learning for Scalable Latent Tokenization
This paper develops a self-supervised representation learning approach based on pointwise mutual information factorisation for scalable generative latent tokenization.
Ranked #195New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Analyzes compute efficiency and scaling laws for generative latent tokenizers.
Steering Vectors for Competing Ethical Frameworks Are Interchangeable: A Competing-Target Test for Activation Steering
The paper introduces a test showing that steering vectors designed for competing ethical frameworks behave interchangeably in open-weight models.
Ranked #195Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Introduces the competing-target test to evaluate what activation steering vectors actually measure and control.
Harness Policy Distillation: Aligning Agent Policies with Runtime Semantics
The paper introduces a distillation method that trains agent policies on explicit runtime control semantics recovered from replayed execution traces.
Ranked #195New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Distills runtime harness control semantics into policies to align deployed agents.
PrismaCoder: Pushing the Boundaries of Open Multimodal Code Intelligence through Decomposed Rubric Synthesis
Introduces a decomposed rubric synthesis method to create training data for open multimodal models that generate visual code artifacts.
Ranked #195New testPreprint6/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Connects program synthesis with visual execution rendering.
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 #196New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Reveals that machine unlearning fails to protect privacy under alternative query paths.
Are We Overthinking One-Step Generation?
This paper introduces a two-stage priming framework combining reconstruction pretraining with distributional post-training for one-step generative modeling.
Ranked #196Surprising resultPreprint6/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Proposes a training framework enabling one-step generative inference to drastically reduce compute costs.
Agentic Self-Awareness: Aligning Knowing, Acting, and Holding
The paper benchmarks whether AI agents can recognize execution blockers and appropriately defer action on unsolvable tasks.
Ranked #196New testPreprint7/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Develops evaluation rubrics and benchmark tasks (Terminal-Bench 2.1) to test agent self-awareness.
Mitigating Video Hallucinations via Attention-Guided Representation Perturbation
This paper presents a training-free contrastive decoding framework using attention-guided perturbations to reduce hallucinations in video language models.
Ranked #196Surprising resultPreprint6/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Mitigates multimodal hallucinations specifically across Video Large Language Models.
Scaling Discovery Requires Forgetting
Shows that periodically clearing agent search history and restarting from the top candidate prevents automated research agents from plateauing.
Ranked #196Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Studies multi-agent planning and search state management for discovery.
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 #197New testPeer-reviewed7/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Exposes temporal data leakage that causes false reliability in financial model deployments.
JointServe: Serving Multi-Model Agents on Memory-Constrained GPUs
Presents a serving system that dynamically manages GPU memory and prefetches weights for multi-model agent workflows.
Ranked #197New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Proposes memory-efficient multi-model serving on constrained edge GPUs.
Cascaded Retrieval with Cross-Modal Query Refinement for Efficient Visual Document Search
This paper proposes SCOUT, a cascaded two-track framework combining visual candidate filtering, offline semantic summaries, and query refinement for document retrieval.
Ranked #197New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Handles complex multimodal documents containing tables, figures, and layout-dependent structures.
Beyond Aggregate Accuracy: Item-Level Transitions in Prompt Optimization
Introduces a prompt optimization framework that monitors item-level regressions and recoveries rather than relying solely on aggregate accuracy.
Ranked #197Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Exposes how aggregate accuracy conceals item-level regressions in prompt evaluation across standard benchmarks.
The Wealth of Agents: Scaling Agentic AI Across Developers
Studies multi-developer agentic systems where independently built specialist agents collaborate to outperform larger systems created by single developers.
Ranked #197New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Investigates multi-agent systems built collaboratively across different developers.
Spurious Attention Heads in Vision Transformers: Mechanistic Identification of Annotation-Driven Bias in Medical Chest X-Ray Analysis
Identifies a specific vision transformer attention head that spuriously attends to medical image corner text instead of lung pathology.
Ranked #198Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Identifies dangerous spurious shortcut correlations causing failure in real deployments.
Towards Continual Learning: Mitigating Forgetting With Subspace Tuning
The authors propose Subspace Tuning, a fine-tuning method restricting weight updates to bottom singular subspaces to mitigate catastrophic forgetting in language models.
Ranked #198New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Presents a parameter-efficient subspace fine-tuning method to mitigate catastrophic forgetting.
Anuvani-LID: Robust and Calibrated Spoken Language Identification for Indian Languages
This paper introduces Anuvani LID, a dedicated 115M parameter model for spoken language identification across 22 Indian languages.
Ranked #198Surprising resultPreprint6/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Develops spoken language identification for audio across 22 languages.
Smart Alone, Blind Together: Why Accuracy Fails to CertifyTheory of Mind in Multi-Agent Teams
Argues that inferential accuracy fails to evaluate agent coordination safely because correlated errors can compound into costly team actions.
Ranked #198New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Critiques aggregate accuracy metrics for certifying inferential capabilities in multi-agent systems.
New Model, Old Habits: Behavior Transfer under Model Swapping in Multi-Session LLM Agents
The paper analyzes model swapping in multi-session agents and proposes a history summarization method to preserve strong reasoning behaviors.
Ranked #198Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Studies multi-session LLM agents switching models and transferring behavioral patterns across sessions.
ContextLift: Breaking the Spurious Correlation Behind Conditional Emergent Misalignment
Introduces a data augmentation method that breaks spurious contextual correlations causing emergent misalignment during domain finetuning.
Ranked #199Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Mitigates emergent misalignment and safety failures when fine-tuning language models.
Training-Free On-Policy Distillation
The paper presents a closed-form, training-free approach to merge specialized fine-tuned models into a single student using forward passes.
Ranked #199New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Introduces training-free distillation to efficiently consolidate specialist capabilities into a single model.
DarKnight: Retrieval-Guided Agentic Framework for Breaking Dark Web CAPTCHA Gates
This paper introduces DarKnight, a framework that uses locally hosted vision-language models to solve dark web CAPTCHAs during threat intelligence gathering.
Ranked #199Surprising resultPreprint6/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Uses vision-language models to perceive CAPTCHAs and direct automated solving actions.
CyberArena: Benchmarking AI Agents in Live Symmetric Attack-and-Defense Combat
Presents a benchmark evaluating security agents through live, symmetric attack-and-defense competitions in isolated sandbox environments.
Ranked #199New testPreprint7/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Introduces a dynamic, symmetric adversarial benchmark evaluating autonomous agent capabilities.
CoRedSkill: Stealthy Skill Composition Attacks via AST-Guided Injection
The paper presents a red-teaming method that injects stealthy attack operations across interdependent agent skills using code rewriting.
Ranked #199New testPreprint7/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Analyzes attacks on multi-skill LLM agent tool composition workflows.
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 #200New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Focuses on monitoring, liveness detection, and governance of deployed agents.
When Does Muon Actually Win? A Paired Data-, Time-, and Tuning-Budget Benchmark
The paper compares the Muon optimizer against AdamW across controlled data, wall-clock time, and tuning budgets.
Ranked #200Surprising resultPreprint6/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Evaluates training efficiency and optimizer compute trade-offs for small models.
On the Limits of Representation-Based Test-Time Adaptation for Multimodal LLMs
Analyzes why feature-based test-time adaptation fails to recover accuracy on corrupted inputs in generative multimodal language models.
Ranked #200Surprising resultPreprint6/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Investigates representation-based test-time adaptation limits specifically for multimodal LLMs.
Why Static Skill Inconsistencies Do Not Equate to Runtime Risks: A Behavioral Analysis of LLM Agent Execution
Analyzes discrepancies between static tool specification errors and actual runtime failure rates in language model agent execution.
Ranked #200Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Provides an empirical benchmark and controlled evaluation pipeline assessing runtime agent skill performance.
How GUI Agents Fail: GraceBench for Execution Stability Diagnosis
The paper introduces an evaluation framework to diagnose step-level execution stability and error recovery in graphical user interface agents.
Ranked #200New testPreprint7/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Examines trajectory stability, loops, and execution detours in mobile GUI automation agents.
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 #201New testPreprint7/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Studies safe escalation and failure modes when deploying agent systems in critical settings.
Memorilla: Latent Semantic Memory for LLMs
The paper introduces a system that retrieves document information into a fixed set of prompt embeddings for frozen language models.
Ranked #201New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Reduces token footprint significantly for context-efficient LLM inference.
Generative Representation Learning for Scalable Latent Tokenization
This paper develops a self-supervised representation learning approach based on pointwise mutual information factorisation for scalable generative latent tokenization.
Ranked #201New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Investigates representation learning and tokenization for text-to-image generative modeling.
Manacá-1B-Instruct-2: Reproducible Safety Alignment for a Native Brazilian-Portuguese LLM. Negative DPO Results, a Controlled Composition Scan, and a Silent Failure Mode of the LLM Judge
Documents safety alignment methods, negative preference tuning outcomes, and automated judge limitations for a Portuguese language model.
Ranked #201Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Reports methodological findings and failure modes in LLM-as-a-judge evaluation of safety alignment.
LAGO: Language Agents with Reusable Growing Options
This paper introduces an architecture that stores and reuses specialized language agents as temporally extended options for complex coding tasks.
Ranked #201New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Designs a multi-step agent architecture that creates, verifies, and reuses modular sub-agents.
When Correctness Feedback Erases Evidence: Phase-Separated Completeness Auditing in Verus
The paper demonstrates how correctness feedback undermines formal specification auditing and proposes a phase-separated alternative for Verus.
Ranked #202Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Audits formal code specifications to uncover hidden unintended behaviors and contract violations.
DocPilot: Interactive Agent Orchestration and Training for Long Visual Document Understanding
The paper presents an agent orchestration framework that trains smaller language models to navigate, inspect, and reason over long multimodal documents.
Ranked #202New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Distills complex agent orchestration capabilities into small language models.
MMKG-R1: Constructing Multimodal Knowledge Graphs via Reinforcement Learning
The paper proposes a reinforcement learning framework using quality-aware rewards to guide multimodal knowledge graph construction for retrieval-augmented generation.
Ranked #202New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Uses reinforcement learning to construct multimodal knowledge graphs for vision-language models.
Into the Unknown: Benchmarking AI agents on open scientific research problems
The paper introduces a benchmark to evaluate whether frontier language model agents can execute open scientific research and produce follow-up papers.
Ranked #202New testPreprint7/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Introduces a novel benchmark and rubric to evaluate AI agents on open scientific problems.
DeLoop: Repeated Actions as Self-Supervision for Long-Horizon Agents
The paper proposes a self-supervised method that uses repetitive tool calls as negative signals to reduce looping behavior in long-horizon agents.
Ranked #202Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Proposes a method to prevent repetitive tool-calling loops in long-horizon LLM agents.
What Survives Self-Evolution: Provenance Marks in Copied Agent Harnesses
Tests how well watermarks survive automated model self-evolution and introduces a mark designed to persist through rewriting attacks.
Ranked #203Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Studies provenance marking and covert rewriting attacks in deployed agent harnesses.
CoSTA: Compressed Speech Token Adaptation for Efficient Spoken Dialogue Models
Presents a framework that decouples speech generation and synthesis token spaces to speed up spoken dialogue model inference.
Ranked #203New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Improves spoken dialogue model inference speed, latency, and throughput via compressed token representations.
DocPilot: Interactive Agent Orchestration and Training for Long Visual Document Understanding
The paper presents an agent orchestration framework that trains smaller language models to navigate, inspect, and reason over long multimodal documents.
Ranked #203New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Directly tackles long multimodal visual document reasoning across text and images.
LintEval: Benchmarking LLMs on Linter-Guided File Refactoring
The paper presents a multilingual benchmark to evaluate how language models resolve linter alerts while preserving program functionality.
Ranked #203New testPreprint7/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Provides a new evaluation benchmark measuring functionality preservation during refactoring.
Policy-Verified Self-Training: Learning Agent Compliance from Verifiable Policy Rewards
The paper introduces a self-training method that uses runtime policy verification feedback as rewards to teach agents safety compliance.
Ranked #203New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Uses executable verifiers to train interactive agents to follow constraints during environment execution.
When is a better LLM worth paying for? Stochastic Optimization with Switching Mixed-Fidelity Oracles
Investigates cost-aware policies for adaptively switching between language models of varying fidelity in stochastic optimization pipelines.
Ranked #204New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Develops cost-aware algorithms dynamically switching between low- and high-fidelity models for cost efficiency.
CoSTA: Compressed Speech Token Adaptation for Efficient Spoken Dialogue Models
Presents a framework that decouples speech generation and synthesis token spaces to speed up spoken dialogue model inference.
Ranked #204New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Presents an efficient architecture for spoken dialogue models processing speech and text modalities.
Model vs. User: Whose Values Prevail? Inference-Time Value Alignment in Multi-Turn Conversations
The paper studies the durability of inference-time value steering in multi-turn conversations when user and model values conflict.
Ranked #204Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Proposes a multi-turn evaluation setup to test whether inference-time alignment persists across conversations.
When Is Smaller Greener? Right-Sizing Language Models for Agentic AI
The paper presents a decision model to evaluate language model efficiency based on energy and cost per completed agentic task.
Ranked #204New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Develops a decision framework to right-size LLMs for multi-step agentic workflows based on task success.
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 #204New testPreprint7/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Evaluates permanent security and behavioral flaws in generated smart contracts before deployment.
MSP: Modality Self-Play for Training Multimodal LLMs Without Paired Cross-Modal Data
The paper proposes a self-play framework to train multimodal foundation models using text proxies instead of paired cross-modal datasets.
Ranked #205New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Proposes an approach to train multimodal foundation models across vision and audio.
How to Train Your Little Dragon: Teaching a Small Language Model to Construct and Refine GPU Optimization Scripts
The paper trains a small language model to generate and refine GPU kernel optimization scripts using compiler traces.
Ranked #205New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Trains a small language model specifically to optimize GPU kernel execution efficiency.
PersEvalBench: Can LLM Evaluators Judge Contextually Appropriate Use of Persona Information?
The paper introduces a benchmark to evaluate whether language models can accurately detect appropriate and inappropriate uses of persona information in dialogue.
Ranked #205New testPreprint7/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Introduces PersEvalBench to evaluate whether LLM-as-a-judge can reliably detect personalization errors.
Why Do Agent Teams Fail Across Boundaries? A Failure Taxonomy for Agent-to-Agent Systems with Private States
The paper presents a taxonomy of failure modes in multi-agent systems where agents interact across organizational boundaries with private states.
Ranked #205New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Studies multi-agent interactions and develops a failure taxonomy for agent-to-agent systems.
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 #205Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Addresses run-to-run variance, non-termination, and auditable verification in deployed decision-making.
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