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ReFlow: Replay-Driven Decoupling for Efficient RL Post-Training
The paper presents a replay-driven decoupled reinforcement learning framework to improve system efficiency during language model post-training.
Ranked #218New way to see a problemPreprint6/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
On-topic
Presents an efficient post-training system using experience replay for LLMs.
WorldCast: Exploring Intelligent Visual Generation in World State Prediction
The paper introduces a hierarchical benchmark for evaluating visual generative models on multi-step world state prediction tasks.
Ranked #218New testPreprint5/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Assesses vision-language models on forecasting future visual states from multimodal contexts and references.
Retrieved but Not Read: Understanding Why Search-Augmented LLMs Fail to Use Available Evidence
The paper analyzes why search-augmented language models produce outdated answers even when relevant evidence is retrieved.
Ranked #218Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Evaluates model unfaithfulness and citation accuracy on temporal benchmarks.
PROBE: Learning to Audit Policy Compliance in Tool-Using LLM Agents
The paper trains language model auditors to detect multi-turn policy violations during tool use by autonomous agents.
Ranked #218New testPreprint7/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Audits policy compliance during multi-turn, tool-using interactions in LLM agent systems.
ProtoArena: Can AI Agents Discover and Exploit Real-World Cross-Component Protocol Vulnerabilities?
Introduces ProtoArena, a black-box dynamic benchmark evaluating the ability of AI agents to discover and exploit cross-component network protocol vulnerabilities.
Ranked #218New testPreprint7/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Focuses on automated red-teaming and discovering real-world protocol security vulnerabilities.
OmniVerifier-C1: Decomposed Graded Verifier for Rule-Governed Generative World Modeling
Proposes a visual verifier that decomposes complex prompts into sub-questions and assigns continuous scores to improve multimodal evaluation.
Ranked #219New way to see a problemPreprint5/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Develops a multimodal verifier for evaluating complex visual and text generation.
DialFork: Going Beyond Factuality to Evaluate Procedural Hallucination in Conversational Agents
The authors present a benchmark to evaluate conversational agents that follow correct factuality but violate procedural task steps.
Ranked #219New testPreprint7/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Introduces DialFork, a benchmark for evaluating procedural conversational failures.
FAOPs: Normal Forms and an Algebra for AI Agent Workflows
The paper provides a formal algebraic framework and normal forms to structure and audit enterprise AI agent workflows.
Ranked #219New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Provides a formal framework and algebra for multi-step agent workflows and operating procedures.
StartLux-Decision: AutoThink Decision Models with Reinforcement Learning for Calibrated Deliberative Decisions
The paper introduces decision models that balance fast single-pass predictions with adaptive reasoning for uncertain cases using reinforcement learning.
Ranked #219New way to see a problemPreprint5/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Develops small, efficient reasoning models optimizing inference trace length.
REA: From Correct LLM Judgments to Safe Decision Delivery
The authors introduce a framework to track safety model judgments through output parsing to prevent malformed responses from causing bad decisions.
Ranked #219Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Analyzes safety guardrail parsing failures and ensures reliable deployment of LLM safety decisions.
Human Interventions as Labels: Localizing, Steering, and (Sometimes) Editing the Computations Behind LLM Agent Failures
The paper uses human interventions to localize and steer computations behind agent failure to decide between acting and clarifying.
Ranked #220New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Localizes and steers computational mechanisms behind LLM agent failure modes.
In the Guise of Correction: How Framing and Cultural Adaptation Erode LLM Safety on Real-World Criminal Cases
Presents a benchmark based on real criminal cases showing how correction framings and cultural adaptations bypass safety guardrails.
Ranked #220Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Introduces GUISE, a benchmark evaluating LLM safety across framings and cultures.
LLM-to-Flow Distillation: Teaching Natural Language Goals to Scientific Generators
This paper presents a distillation method using frozen language models to guide molecular flow generators toward natural language discovery goals.
Ranked #220New way to see a problemPreprint5/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
On-topic
Distills guidance from large language models into domain-specific flow-based generators.
When Should Enterprise Policy Decisions Be Learned, and When Should They Be Reasoned?
Evaluates enterprise policy enforcement across structured JSON versus single-token outputs, measuring the impact of explicit reasoning on decision stability.
Ranked #220New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Analyzes policy compliance stability and reliable boundary enforcement in enterprise agents.
APT: Feedback-Driven Agentic Post-Training for Text-to-Image Generation
This paper introduces an agentic post-training framework that coordinates multiple agents to evaluate and adaptively train text-to-image models.
Ranked #220New way to see a problemPreprint5/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Enhances text-to-image diffusion models via feedback-driven post-training loops.
Poison Valleys: Diagnosing Path-Dependent Failure in LLM Code Repair
Analyzes how misconceptions in early planning stages cause cascading failures during automated code repair by language model agents.
Ranked #221New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Presents diagnostic methods and synthetic test cases to evaluate code repair.
DialFork: Going Beyond Factuality to Evaluate Procedural Hallucination in Conversational Agents
The authors present a benchmark to evaluate conversational agents that follow correct factuality but violate procedural task steps.
Ranked #221New testPreprint7/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Focuses on conversational agents deviating from intended procedural logic.
Copy-Paste Language Models
The paper proposes adding an explicit copy-paste prediction head to language models to improve in-context retrieval and copying efficiency.
Ranked #221New way to see a problemPreprint5/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Improves training efficiency and inference operating points across small models from 135M to 1.7B.
Agency as a New Organizing Abstraction for Computer Science
The paper argues that software agency should be treated as a core organizing abstraction in computer science rather than merely an AI application.
Ranked #221New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Examines failure modes like runaway resource consumption and adversarial redirection in deployed agents.
MixTok: Adaptive Visual Tokenization with Global 1D Tokens and Sparse 2D Refinement
Proposes a hybrid image tokenizer combining compact 1D global tokens with adaptive sparse 2D tokens for local detail refinement.
Ranked #221New way to see a problemPreprint5/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Addresses visual tokenization architectures for visual generation and multimodal model prefill efficiency.
Kolab: Benchmarking Human-Agent Collaboration in Long-Horizon Workflows
Introduces a dataset benchmarking human-agent interaction and collaboration across long-horizon professional workflows.
Ranked #222New testPreprint7/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Provides a benchmark and evaluation framework for measuring human-agent collaboration quality.
CodeHealth Predicts the Token Cost of Agentic Code Review: A Pre-Registered Study of 465 Agent-Authored Pull Requests
Examines whether source code quality metrics predict the token costs of multi-agent pull request review pipelines.
Ranked #222Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Studies multi-agent LLM pipelines performing automated code review tasks.
Explaining the Roles of Experts in Mixture-of-Experts LLMs for Personalization
The paper personalizes mixture-of-experts models and analyzes which specialized experts encode distinct user-specific features.
Ranked #222New way to see a problemPreprint5/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Explores sparse Mixture-of-Experts parameter activation for efficient personalized generation.
CIViC: Evidence Gates for Audio-Conditioned Visual Prediction on Proxy Tasks
The paper presents a four-gate verification protocol to evaluate whether audio-conditioned visual prediction models genuinely rely on input audio signals.
Ranked #222Surprising resultPreprint5/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
On-topic
Proposes evaluation protocols for verifying multimodal integration across audio and visual inputs.
Upstream Influence, Downstream Re-Anchoring in LLM Agent Chains
Analyzes how multi-agent workflow architecture affects the propagation and attenuation of coordinated stance manipulation across sequential agent chains.
Ranked #222Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Investigates vulnerability and robustness to coordinated manipulation in agent chains.
Sci$Π$vot: Benchmarking Principal-Investigator Judgment at Pivotal Moments of Scientific AutoResearch Agents
Introduces a benchmark evaluating whether language agents can make correct scientific judgment calls derived from human interventions.
Ranked #223Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Introduces a new 248-case benchmark for evaluating scientific judgment in autonomous agents.
Poison Valleys: Diagnosing Path-Dependent Failure in LLM Code Repair
Analyzes how misconceptions in early planning stages cause cascading failures during automated code repair by language model agents.
Ranked #223New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Analyzes why LLM code-repair agents make path-dependent planning mistakes.
LatentRiskBench: Measuring State-Dependent Risks in Enterprise Agents
Introduces LatentRiskBench to evaluate safety risks in enterprise agents where action safety depends on latent workflow context.
Ranked #223New testPreprint7/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Measures safety violations and guardrail failures in enterprise agent deployments.
Few-Step Generation via Data-Space Iteration
The paper proposes data-space iteration, a few-step generative method removing flow discretization by directly refining noise predictions in data space.
Ranked #223New way to see a problemPreprint5/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Proposes an efficient distillation technique to enable few-step inference for generative models.
ThinkDrag: Semantic Drag-Based Image Editing with Visual Reasoning
Proposes a multimodal drag-based image editing framework that generates visual reasoning traces to guide point-based transformations.
Ranked #223New way to see a problemPreprint5/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Proposes a multimodal framework combining visual reasoning with point-based image editing.
Kolab: Benchmarking Human-Agent Collaboration in Long-Horizon Workflows
Introduces a dataset benchmarking human-agent interaction and collaboration across long-horizon professional workflows.
Ranked #224New testPreprint7/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Introduces a dataset studying human-agent interaction and collaboration across realistic long-horizon workflows.
System1-Arena: Which Decisions Can Be Left to System 1?
Introduces a benchmark evaluating single-forward-pass discrete decision models versus generative reasoning models across diverse closed-loop tasks.
Ranked #224New testPreprint7/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Introduces a 92k-question benchmark evaluating System-1 decision policies versus reasoning models.
When Left Is Right? Camera-Motion Understanding beyond Screen
CameraVLM couples motion states and on-screen flow dynamics to improve camera-motion understanding in vision-language models.
Ranked #224Surprising resultPreprint5/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
On-topic
Enhances vision-language models with spatial and camera-motion understanding.
Audit tools of the trade: Automated Auditor Elicitation Can Be Sensitive to the Context the Auditor Is Given
The paper examines how providing additional context, such as codebases and benchmark transcripts, affects automated LLM safety auditors.
Ranked #224Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Assesses auditor sensitivity when monitoring agent reward hacking, sycophancy, and compliance.
What Should SFT Learn? Conditional Information Gain for Generalizable Post-Training
Introduces an information-theoretic framework to reweight supervised fine-tuning data based on conditional information gain.
Ranked #224New way to see a problemPreprint5/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Focuses on efficient post-training optimization by reweighting and selecting informative tokens.
Probe-and-Resume: When and How to Evaluate Agent Execution
Evaluates test-time search in computer-use agents, finding critics perform better when invoked only at predicted final states.
Ranked #225New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Analyzes test-time search and critic-based evaluation policies for terminal-based computer-use agents.
Does Latent Chain-of-Thought Actually Reason? A Single, Unifying Taxonomy for Latent Reasoning
Investigates whether continuous latent reasoning tokens genuinely compute answers or merely settle early on predetermined conclusions.
Ranked #225Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Critically assesses whether latent chain-of-thought models actually perform computation during reasoning.
Lluna: Collaborative Unimodal Models for Missing-Modality Inference
The paper introduces an architecture combining private prediction paths and graph collaboration to maintain multimodal inference accuracy when modalities are missing.
Ranked #225Surprising resultPreprint5/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:07
On-topic
Investigates collaborative unimodal models for missing-modality multimodal prediction and inference.
When Goals Leak Across Relationships: How Cached Goal Representations Shape Cross-Client Decisions
The paper examines how shared KV caches cause language model agents to leak goals across competing clients, offering internal intervention techniques.
Ranked #225Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Addresses safety risks when confidential client goals leak across interactions.
State-OPD: State-Grounded On-Policy Distillation for Multi-Turn Agents
Investigates on-policy distillation for multi-turn agents by decoupling objective interaction states from internal student reasoning trajectories.
Ranked #225New way to see a problemPreprint5/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:29
On-topic
Proposes on-policy distillation to transfer reasoning capabilities from frontier models to smaller models.
Sci$Π$vot: Benchmarking Principal-Investigator Judgment at Pivotal Moments of Scientific AutoResearch Agents
Introduces a benchmark evaluating whether language agents can make correct scientific judgment calls derived from human interventions.
Ranked #226Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Focuses directly on measuring planning and scientific judgment in autonomous LLM research agents.
Judging the Judges: Confidence and Disagreement in Rubrics as Rewards
Proposes an ensemble framework that weights judge confidence and masks disagreements when training models with rubrics as rewards.
Ranked #226Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Addresses LLM-as-a-judge disagreement and confidence weighting in rubric-based evaluations.
Structural Baselines Matter for Agent Failure Detection and Attribution
Shows agent failure detection models often rely on trivial cues like run length, exposing benchmark flaws when attributing critical failure steps.
Ranked #226Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Evaluates monitoring techniques for silent failures in deployed tool-using language agents.
How Much Computation Does Every Forecast Need? Structured Block Skipping in Two Time-Series Foundation Models
Evaluates static Transformer block skipping in time-series foundation models to reduce inference latency with minimal forecasting degradation.
Ranked #226Surprising resultPreprint5/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:29
On-topic
Investigates structured block skipping to reduce inference latency and computational overhead in foundation models.
Knowing Whether, Not Just Where: Anchor-Probing Distillation for Open-Set Remote Sensing Visual Grounding
Presents a teacher-student framework to evaluate whether remote sensing visual queries are genuinely supported before predicting bounding boxes.
Ranked #226New way to see a problemPreprint5/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Addresses multimodal open-set visual grounding, aligning language queries with visual evidence.
Evolving Together, Failing Apart: The Skill-Policy Co-evolution Trap in Self-Improving Agents
The paper investigates performance vulnerabilities in self-improving agents when their co-evolved skill banks undergo post-deployment drift.
Ranked #227New testPreprint7/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Introduces CODA, an evaluation protocol and new metrics for skill drift.
TRACER: Trajectory-Aware Tool Retrieval for LLM Agents
Proposes a trajectory-aware retrieval method that indexes tool sequences in a trie to cut token costs and improve selection accuracy.
Ranked #227New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Proposes trajectory-aware tool retrieval to improve multi-step tool selection for LLM agents.
Does a Hosted Decision Model Respect Irrelevant Alternatives? A Pre-Registered Test of Option-Set Dependence in Jev
Tests a hosted decision model to show that adding irrelevant options systematically shifts output probability distributions between top candidates.
Ranked #227Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Examines failure of decision models to respect irrelevant alternatives in production decision APIs.
Deploying RDMA for Large-Scale Inference and Training Workloads
Presents deployment experiences and design strategies for ByteExpress, an RDMA communication layer for distributed training and inference workloads.
Ranked #227Surprising resultPreprint5/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:29
On-topic
Optimizes distributed infrastructure to drastically cut parameter fetch latency in large-scale inference.
Can Multimodal Decision Models Classify Breast Ultrasound Images? Benchmarking CLEF and CLEF-Flash Across Prompts and Datasets
Benchmarks multimodal decision models across multiple prompts for classifying breast ultrasound imaging datasets.
Ranked #227Surprising resultPreprint5/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Evaluates multimodal decision models classifying ultrasound images across different text prompting strategies.
Evaluating Model Capabilities After Benchmark Saturation
Tests whether transcripts of correctly solved tasks from saturated benchmarks can predict model performance on unseen harder evaluations.
Ranked #228New testPreprint7/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Investigates extracting capability signals from model transcripts when standard benchmarks become saturated.
System1-Arena: Which Decisions Can Be Left to System 1?
Introduces a benchmark evaluating single-forward-pass discrete decision models versus generative reasoning models across diverse closed-loop tasks.
Ranked #228New testPreprint7/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Tests whether fast direct decision policies can replace generative agents across environments.
Holi-Spatial 360: Generative Reconstruction from Sparse Panoramas for Spatial Rendering and Intelligence
The paper introduces a generative pipeline to reconstruct multi-room 3D environments from sparse panorama images using geometric optimization.
Ranked #228New testPreprint5/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Builds 3D spatial scenes using visual-language verification and semantic grounding across modalities.
VLA-GAUGE: Systematically Evaluating Generalization and Robustness in Vision-Language-Action Models
Introduces a diagnostic evaluation framework to systematically test generalization and perturbation robustness in vision-language-action robotic models.
Ranked #228New testPreprint7/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Evaluates zero-shot robustness and combinatorial perturbation vulnerabilities for real-world robotic deployments.
Static Gradient Attribution Underperforms a Density-Matched Random Mask on Loss-Based Forgetting Within LoRA B-Matrix
Reports that initialization-time gradient masks underperform random masks on catastrophic forgetting when confined to the same LoRA parameter pool.
Ranked #228Surprising resultPreprint5/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:29
On-topic
Analyzes parameter selection and memory retention during parameter-efficient fine-tuning via LoRA.
The World Won't Wait: Evaluating and Teaching Agents Under a Live Clock
Introduces a benchmark evaluating language model agents in real-time environments and a two-timescale training method to improve execution speed.
Ranked #229Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Introduces RealtimeBench to evaluate language models in dynamic, continuously running settings.
Who May Release an Agent's Promise? Standing over Commitments in Multi-Party Chat
Studies whether conversational agents correctly enforce authorization rules when users attempt to cancel prior agent commitments to others.
Ranked #229New testPreprint7/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Examines how conversational agents track commitments and authority across multi-step interactions.
Logit Leakage through Floating-Point Bias Addition
The paper reveals a numerical side channel in floating-point bias addition that enables recovering full logit vectors from API queries.
Ranked #229Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Identifies numerical security side channels that leak model logits through API biases.
STAPLE: Static Sparse Upcycling of Pretrained Checkpoints via Embedding Modules
This paper presents a method for upcycling pretrained language models into sparse architectures using token-indexed embeddings in residual pathways.
Ranked #229Surprising resultPreprint5/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:29
On-topic
Presents a sparse memory upcycling method to scale model capacity efficiently without increasing active compute.
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 #229New way to see a problemPreprint5/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Develops dual-stream memory representations for multimodal vision-language-action policies.
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