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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 #31Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Critically evaluates whether retrieval and compressed document memory genuinely ground and inform language model answers.
Humans vs. Machines: A Comparison With AI Agents in Software Reverse Engineering
This paper benchmarks language model agents against skilled humans on binary software reverse engineering tasks using interactive tools.
Ranked #31Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
LLMs for code
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Analyzes agent performance and workflows on software reverse engineering and binary analysis tasks.
Trace Evolution Bench: Measuring Whether Agents Improve from Their Own Environment Traces
This paper introduces a benchmark to measure whether autonomous coding agents truly improve their policies from interaction traces.
Ranked #31Surprising resultPreprint8/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Introduces Trace Evolution Bench, a protocol measuring whether agents truly improve from traces.
Can Agents Forget When Asked? A Benchmark for Memory Unlearning in LLM Agents
The authors introduce Bemula, a benchmark designed to evaluate how accurately language model agents erase specific user memories upon request.
Ranked #31New testPreprint8/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Evaluates long-term memory management and unlearning capabilities in LLM agents.
FearCaut-Qwen: Affective Steering in a Vision-Language Model Shifts the Decision Criterion for Hazard Assessment
The paper uses activation steering of affective circuits in vision-language models to increase hazard-detection recall for post-disaster damage assessment.
Ranked #31New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Studies internal representation steering in vision-language models for hazard assessment.
Deep Learning Approach for RealTime Contraction Detection in Laboring Dairy Cattle
Applies convolutional neural networks and vision transformers to video feeds for automated detection of labor contractions in dairy cattle.
Ranked #31Preprint0/10 suggested
Computer vision for industrial applications
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Deploys computer vision and deep learning for automated animal monitoring and health in agricultural production.
RouterInterp: Understanding Superposed Specialisation in Mixture of Experts Routing
Proposes an interpretability framework using sparse autoencoders to explain mixture of experts routing based on superposed fine-grained features.
Ranked #31Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Directly investigates the routing mechanisms that make sparse Mixture of Experts models efficient.
From Reactive Containment to Proactive Assurance: Lessons from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google Agent Security Incidents
Analyzes security incidents from frontier AI agent evaluations and proposes a framework for proactive boundary assurance.
Ranked #31New way to see a problemPreprint8/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Focuses directly on deployment security, containment failures, and assurance stacks for autonomous agents.
Language Is a Security Surface for Agent Guards
The paper evaluates 19 safety guards across multiple non-English languages to measure how translation alters step-level safety decisions for agents.
Ranked #32Surprising resultPreprint8/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Introduces LinguaGuardBench to evaluate agent guard consistency across different user languages.
EGCForest: Structured Agent Memory Organization for Enterprise Group Chats
The paper proposes a multi-view hierarchical memory framework to improve information retrieval from enterprise group chats.
Ranked #32New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Presents a multi-view hierarchical retrieval framework to overcome limitations of standard RAG over chat logs.
Scaling Inference-Time Compute with Teams of Coding Agents
The paper studies compute allocation across multi-agent coding teams to identify Pareto-optimal trade-offs between cost and performance.
Ranked #32Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
LLMs for code
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Evaluates multi-agent coordination specifically for programming tasks on ProgramBench.
Compositional RL: Evaluating and Training LLMs for Collaborative Reasoning
The paper studies how much models contribute to multi-model teams, showing individual test scores do not correlate well with collaborative performance.
Ranked #32Surprising resultPreprint8/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Evaluates and trains LLMs inside multi-model collaborative agent systems.
Does Target Alignment Mean Target Recovery? An Evidence-Ladder Study of Adversarial Claims on Contrastive Encoders
The paper evaluates whether contrastive encoder adversarial alignment metrics transfer to target recovery by independent models across different perturbation budgets.
Ranked #32Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Investigates target alignment and adversarial transferability in contrastive vision-language encoders.
Selective Spatio-Temporal Fruit Inspector (S$^2$FI): A Mamba-based Framework for Rotational Fruit Quality Assessment
Proposes a lightweight fruit sorting system combining 3D convolutions and Mamba sequence modeling for rotational visual quality inspection.
Ranked #32Preprint0/10 suggested
Computer vision for industrial applications
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Develops an automated sorting and visual quality assessment system for agricultural inspection.
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 #32Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Enables efficient parameter generation and serving without needing massive context windows.
All Verdicts are Not Equal: Rethinking LLM Judge Reliability
Audits the reliability of LLM judges across multiple prompt formats, temperatures, and orderings, introducing a trustworthy verdict metric.
Ranked #32Surprising resultPreprint8/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Identifies systematic failure modes and reproducibility vulnerabilities in LLM evaluators used for deployment decisions.
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 #33Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Investigates why search-augmented models fail to use retrieved evidence.
Mean Accuracy Is the Wrong Estimand for a Release Decision
The paper shows mean benchmark accuracy misses tail risks in fine-tuned models, proposing recipe certification cards for deployment decisions.
Ranked #33New way to see a problemPreprint8/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
On-topic
Proposes recipe cards and tail-risk bounds to replace misleading mean accuracy metrics.
DuoDiscover: Scaling Autonomous Discovery Beyond the Evaluation Bottleneck
The paper proposes an agent framework that discovers lightweight proxy evaluators to bypass costly benchmark evaluations during autonomous engineering discovery.
Ranked #33New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
LLMs for code
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Deploys a fleet of coding agents to autonomously optimize software and engineering systems.
Why Agentic Workflows Fail: A Taxonomy Derived from Literature and Empirical Data
The paper presents a taxonomy that locates agent workflow failures across specific workflow stages and agent functional capabilities.
Ranked #33New way to see a problemPreprint8/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Analyzes how agentic workflows combining LLMs with tools and planning fail.
Domain Adaptation of SAM 2.1 for Building-Component Segmentation in Image-Based 3D Reconstruction
Fine-tunes SAM 2.1 on multi-class building images to improve 2D segmentation for image-based 3D reconstruction.
Ranked #33Preprint0/10 suggested
Computer vision for industrial applications
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Focuses on segmenting architectural building components for construction 3D reconstruction.
When Charts Deceive Web Agents: A Paired Benchmark for Misleading Visualization-Grounded Tasks
Introduces a benchmark evaluating how misleading visualizations and charts affect the multi-step execution and decisions of web agents.
Ranked #33New testPreprint7/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Tests vision-language models interpreting complex chart visual inputs to make decisions.
Oído: Open-Vocabulary Speech Recognition on a $5 Microcontroller without a Neural Accelerator
Implements open-vocabulary speech recognition on a low-cost ESP32-S3 microcontroller without dedicated neural accelerators.
Ranked #33Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Presents an efficient quantized speech recognition engine designed for resource-constrained microcontrollers.
Structure Tax: How Structured Output affects LLMs Performance
Evaluates how schema ordering impacts LLM performance under structured output constraints, showing reasoning-first designs prevent accuracy drops.
Ranked #33Surprising resultPreprint8/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Analyzes output reliability, model confidence calibration, and representation stability in production deployments.
Same Context, Different Agents: A Behavioral Study of Semantic Layers, Orchestration and Compaction in Data Agents
The paper studies how semantic layers, orchestration, and compaction impact the performance and behavior of data agents across benchmarks.
Ranked #34Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Investigates grounding, semantic layers, and context engineering over heterogeneous data sources.
Clinical value claims in multimodal AI outpace supporting evidence
The paper audits multimodal clinical machine learning studies, finding that incomplete unimodal baselines frequently inflate claimed gains.
Ranked #34Surprising resultPreprint8/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
On-topic
Audits benchmarking practices and inflated value claims in clinical multimodal AI models.
Executable Prefix Values for Locating Agent Failures
The paper evaluates judge labels on agent steps by restarting failed trajectories from intermediate states to identify true failure points.
Ranked #34Surprising resultPreprint8/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Develops executable prefix values to locate step-level failures in autonomous agents.
DPOison-VL: Clean Preference Poisoning in Vision-Language Direct Preference Optimization
The paper introduces an imperceptible image perturbation attack that manipulates alignment in vision-language models during preference optimization without altering text annotations.
Ranked #34Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Investigates alignment and preference optimization specifically in vision-language models.
Scaling Multi-Teacher Distillation for Digital Pathology
Introduces an architecture with teacher-specific tokens and mixture-of-experts to scale multi-teacher distillation in digital pathology.
Ranked #34Preprint0/10 suggested
Computer vision for industrial applications
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Applies multi-teacher distillation to digital pathology image encoders for inspection and diagnosis.
Taking Tokenization off the Host for Agentic LLM Serving
Develops a GPU-accelerated tokenizer using CUDA graphs to reduce time-to-first-token in agentic language model serving.
Ranked #34Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Focuses on GPU-accelerated tokenization to optimize serving efficiency and time-to-first-token.
Verdict Without the Rule: Diagnosing and Auditing Regulatory Rule Sensitivity in LLM Compliance Systems
Evaluates whether LLM compliance systems adjust verdicts when governing rules are perturbed, finding many verdicts are insensitive to rule changes.
Ranked #34Surprising resultPreprint8/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Examines guardrails, reliability, and policy adherence in deployed compliance models.
Don't Guess, Just Ask: Evaluating Interactive Requirement Clarification for Repository-Level Software Development
Introduces a benchmark to evaluate how effectively LLMs clarify ambiguous user requirements in repository-level software development tasks.
Ranked #34New testPreprint7/10 suggested
LLMs for code
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Evaluates interactive requirement clarification specifically for repository-level software development.
Hy-Memory-30B-A3B: Attributed Reinforcement Learning for Long-Term Memory Writing
Introduces a compact language model trained with distillation and reinforcement learning to manage long-term memory across multiple external frameworks.
Ranked #35New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Improves how external memory systems store and index knowledge for downstream retrieval.
When Protection Overrides Consequences: Understanding Protection Mode in Large Language Model Decision-Making
The paper introduces a benchmark to study why frontier models prioritize protecting subjects over preventing larger physical property damage.
Ranked #35Surprising resultPreprint8/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
On-topic
Introduces ProtectionBench to evaluate model risk assessments and safety-driven decision tradeoffs.
Bifocal: Training-Free Mixed Granularity Visual Token Pruning for Multimodal LLMs
Introduces Bifocal, a training-free mixed-granularity visual token pruning method for multimodal models to protect fine-grained task accuracy.
Ranked #35Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
On-topic
Presents a visual token pruning method specifically designed to improve multimodal LLM efficiency and grounding.
Many Steps into One: Reasoning Contraction and the Limits of Safe Memory Reuse for LLM Agents
The paper analyzes the failure modes of agent memory reuse and evaluates certified memory update strategies when facts change.
Ranked #35Surprising resultPreprint8/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Investigates safe memory reuse, reasoning contraction, and failure modes in LLM agents.
Learning Which Correspondences to Trust: Confidence-Weighted Event-Camera Localization in LiDAR Maps
The paper presents CELL, learning pose-informative correspondence confidence end-to-end via differentiable probabilistic PnP to localize event cameras in LiDAR maps.
Ranked #35Preprint0/10 suggested
Computer vision for industrial applications
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Proposes camera-to-LiDAR pose localization useful for robotics and industrial inspection perception.
Which Skill to Distill? SGUID: Selecting a Compact Skill Bank for Model-Skill Co-Evolution
Proposes a method to select a compact subset of procedural skills that provide effective training signals during model distillation.
Ranked #35Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Develops a selective distillation method to improve student model efficiency from a compact skill bank.
Can LLMs Fix It Without Code? Toward Automated Verification of No-Code Bug Fixes
Presents an execution-based evaluation pipeline using browser agents to verify language model solutions for no-code software bug reports.
Ranked #35New testPreprint7/10 suggested
LLMs for code
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Addresses automated resolution and verification of bug reports in software workflows using LLM agents.
One Word Opens the Gate: The Option-Channel Attack on Typed Decision Models as Agent Guardrails
Evaluates typed decision models used as agent guardrails, uncovering vulnerabilities and asymmetric error rates in allow-or-block actions.
Ranked #35Surprising resultPreprint8/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Exposes critical vulnerabilities and fail-open errors in deployed agent guardrails and safety filters.
Beyond Context Length: Characterising the Difficulty of Long-Context Reasoning
Presents a benchmark that measures long-context reasoning difficulty using evidence scope, dispersion, and reasoning depth.
Ranked #36New testPreprint7/10 suggested
Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Analyzes how models retrieve and reason over scattered evidence in long contexts.
Evaluation Awareness Beyond English: Do LLMs Act Differently When Tested in Indic Languages?
The authors evaluate how language models alter their refusal behavior when informed they are being monitored in English and five Indic languages.
Ranked #36Surprising resultPreprint8/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Investigates evaluation awareness and reliability issues in multilingual LLM safety testing.
Connecting the Dots: Enduring Performance Gaps in ASR Systems Between Standard and Minority English Varieties
The paper tracks automatic speech recognition performance from 2021 to 2025, finding persistent accuracy disparities between standard American English and minority accents.
Ranked #36Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Evaluates speech-to-text multimodal audio processing across diverse English accents.
CWE-bench: Refocusing Agentic Security from Exploitation to Defense
The paper presents CWE-bench, a benchmark of 120 held-out software tasks to evaluate AI agents on finding and repairing security vulnerabilities.
Ranked #36New testPreprint8/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Evaluates autonomous cybersecurity agents on multi-step repository audit-and-repair tasks.
HarnessSQL: Harness-Native Training for SQL Agents in Realistic Database Environments
Introduces a post-training framework that trains text-to-SQL agents directly inside interactive database execution environments.
Ranked #36Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
LLMs for code
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Focuses on generating, executing, and revising SQL code in realistic database environments.
KV-Repurpose: A Testbed for Evaluating Non-Prefix KV-Cache Reuse
Develops an open-source testbed to evaluate segment-wise key-value cache reuse beyond exact prompt prefixes during language model serving.
Ranked #36Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Optimizes serving efficiency and TTFT by enabling segment-wise KV-cache reuse.
Safe Actions Alone Do Not Ensure Safe Agents: Identifying Unfulfilled Obligations with Guard Models
Introduces a benchmark evaluating guard models on identifying unfulfilled safety obligations in language model agent trajectories alongside forbidden actions.
Ranked #36New testPreprint8/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Focuses directly on safety guardrails and unfulfilled safety obligations in agent deployments.
AI-Based On-Board Maritime Object Detection for Earth Observation Payload Data Reduction on Versal Embedded Hardware
Deploys a quantized YOLOX-S detector on embedded hardware for onboard maritime satellite imagery selection and data reduction.
Ranked #36Peer-reviewed0/10 suggested
Computer vision for industrial applications
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Deploys a YOLOX detector on embedded hardware for industrial maritime object detection and surveillance.
When Reasoning Traces Conflict with Evidence: How Answer Configuration Shapes Evidence Following
The paper analyzes how answering via a separate model call improves evidence adherence when reasoning traces conflict with provided context.
Ranked #37Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Examines how models handle conflicting external evidence versus internal reasoning traces at answer time.
When the Approved File Is Unchanged: Authority-Set Integrity for Deployment and Coding-Agent Approvals
The paper analyzes integrity risks in deployment workflows when secondary repository files change without modifying the approved primary configuration file.
Ranked #37New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
LLMs for code
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
On-topic
Investigates authority and approval integrity vulnerabilities when coding agents execute and modify repository files.
Scaling Laws for Multimodal Data Mixtures
The paper derives multimodal data mixing scaling laws across text, vision, and audio using mixture-of-experts models.
Ranked #37Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
Multimodal models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
On-topic
Derives data mixture scaling laws across text, vision, and audio.
When LLM Agents See a Conflict but Still Proceed: Cross-Domain Dependencies in Network Slicing
Shows that language agents often ignore identified cross-domain dependencies, causing unintended disruptive actions in network management.
Ranked #37Surprising resultPreprint8/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Evaluates autonomous LLM agents handling dependencies in multi-step network management.
Knowing the User Is Not Knowing What We Established: Grounding Awareness in Personal Agents
The authors introduce a benchmark to evaluate whether personal agents can distinguish accepted user arrangements from unacknowledged proposals.
Ranked #37Surprising resultPreprint8/10 suggested
LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Introduces a controlled benchmark evaluating how accurately personal agents distinguish accepted from unacknowledged proposals.
Non-Prehensile Multi-Object Placement with Mobile Robots via Diffusion-Based Trajectory Planning
The paper presents a diffusion planner with causal factorization for precision multi-object non-prehensile placement using mobile robots.
Ranked #37Preprint0/10 suggested
Computer vision for industrial applications
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:29
On-topic
Addresses precision multi-object placement and pushing for mobile robots in warehouse scenarios.
From Public Posts to AI-Search Citations: Measuring the Fragility of AI Search
Measures how easily user-created web posts become cited sources in commercial AI search engines.
Ranked #37New testPreprint8/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Analyzes manipulation risks and vulnerability in AI-search source selection and citation pipelines.
Rehearse Everything, Remember Nothing: Attic-KV Rehearses What Will Be Read
The paper shows that whole-context KV cache rehearsal harms compression under tight budgets, proposing targeted rehearsal to preserve answer-relevant entries.
Ranked #37Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
On-topic
Compacts long-context KV caches under tight budgets for efficient inference.
VELD-QA: A Large-Scale Dataset for Visual Evidence Grounding and Question Answering in Long Documents
Presents a benchmark with human-annotated visual evidence to evaluate retrieval and question answering across long documents.
Ranked #38New testPreprint7/10 suggested
Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Evaluates visual evidence retrieval and grounding for long-document question answering.
SecReason: Vulnerability Detection and In-Stream Self-Repair for LLM Code Generation
The paper presents an in-stream monitoring tool that detects security vulnerabilities and prompts repairs during reasoning-model code generation.
Ranked #38New way to see a problemPreprint7/10 suggested
LLMs for code
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
On-topic
Introduces in-stream security vulnerability detection and self-repair for LLM code generation.
SAFE-KV: Causal Suffix Repair for Behavior-Preserving Non-Prefix KV Cache Reuse in RAG
The paper presents a repair method that re-encodes causal suffixes to enable safe non-prefix KV-cache reuse in retrieval-augmented generation.
Ranked #38Surprising resultPreprint7/10 suggested
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
On-topic
Proposes an efficient KV cache reuse method to optimize inference serving.
Same Operation, Different Permission: Evaluating Whether Guardrails Honor Authorization
The paper introduces a benchmark to evaluate whether language-model guardrails properly distinguish authorized from unauthorized actions across identical operations.
Ranked #38New testPreprint8/10 suggested
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
On-topic
Evaluates authorization guardrails placed on language-model agents taking real-world actions.
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