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NBCLT: Parameter-Agnostic Norm-Ball Clipped Local Training
The paper introduces a unified local training framework using norm-ball clipping to improve communication efficiency in distributed and federated learning.
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LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
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Studies federated learning optimization algorithms, not LLM evaluation.
NBCLT: Parameter-Agnostic Norm-Ball Clipped Local Training
The paper introduces a unified local training framework using norm-ball clipping to improve communication efficiency in distributed and federated learning.
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AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
Not relevant
Theoretical federated learning convergence, not safety guardrails or deployment risks.
Stein Variational Distributional Reinforcement Learning: Score-Guided Particles for Multivariate Return Distributions
The paper introduces a score-guided particle framework using Stein variational gradient descent to model multivariate return distributions in reinforcement learning.
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Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
Not relevant
Covers distributional reinforcement learning algorithms, not model compression or efficiency.
Stein Variational Distributional Reinforcement Learning: Score-Guided Particles for Multivariate Return Distributions
The paper introduces a score-guided particle framework using Stein variational gradient descent to model multivariate return distributions in reinforcement learning.
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LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
Not relevant
Focuses on reinforcement learning algorithms, not LLM evaluation benchmarks.
Stein Variational Distributional Reinforcement Learning: Score-Guided Particles for Multivariate Return Distributions
The paper introduces a score-guided particle framework using Stein variational gradient descent to model multivariate return distributions in reinforcement learning.
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AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
Not relevant
Addresses theoretical RL particle representation, not deployment safety or alignment.
Learning Distributions from Samples and Qualities
This paper establishes accelerated parameter estimation rates when continuous data samples are accompanied by binary quality labels or pairwise preferences.
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LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
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Theoretical statistical estimation paper, not LLM evaluation.
Learning Distributions from Samples and Qualities
This paper establishes accelerated parameter estimation rates when continuous data samples are accompanied by binary quality labels or pairwise preferences.
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AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
Not relevant
Deals with theoretical sample distribution estimation, not AI safety or reliability.
Learning Distributions from Samples and Qualities
This paper establishes accelerated parameter estimation rates when continuous data samples are accompanied by binary quality labels or pairwise preferences.
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Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
Not relevant
Covers continuous parameter estimation theory, not efficient AI deployment.
CALM-5G: Event-Level Conformal Risk Control for Predictive Service-Assurance Alarms
This paper proposes a conformal risk control layer that certifies miss rates and reduces alarm duty cycles in predictive cellular network operations.
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Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
Not relevant
Applies conformal prediction to telecommunications alarms, not model efficiency.
CALM-5G: Event-Level Conformal Risk Control for Predictive Service-Assurance Alarms
This paper proposes a conformal risk control layer that certifies miss rates and reduces alarm duty cycles in predictive cellular network operations.
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LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
Not relevant
Focuses on 5G network telemetry forecasting, not language model evaluation.
Neural Dimensional Analysis: Foundations of Dimensionless and Scale-Consistent Computation
This paper introduces a dimensional analysis framework and diagnostic metrics to maintain scale consistency across Transformer components.
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AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
Not relevant
Focuses on training stability via dimensional analysis, not deployment safety or reliability.
Neural Dimensional Analysis: Foundations of Dimensionless and Scale-Consistent Computation
This paper introduces a dimensional analysis framework and diagnostic metrics to maintain scale consistency across Transformer components.
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Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
Not relevant
Deals with training stability theory across scales, not small models or inference compression.
Neural Dimensional Analysis: Foundations of Dimensionless and Scale-Consistent Computation
This paper introduces a dimensional analysis framework and diagnostic metrics to maintain scale consistency across Transformer components.
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LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
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Addresses model architectural scaling principles rather than evaluation benchmarks.
AlignPred: Error-Controlled KV Cache Compression via Alignment and Predictive Coding
This paper presents an error-controlled compression codec for key-value caches using coordinate alignment and predictive coding.
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AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
Not relevant
Addresses serving efficiency and memory compression, not AI safety or guardrails.
AlignPred: Error-Controlled KV Cache Compression via Alignment and Predictive Coding
This paper presents an error-controlled compression codec for key-value caches using coordinate alignment and predictive coding.
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LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
Not relevant
Focuses on KV cache compression techniques rather than general LLM evaluation.
Rarity Determines Minimax Rates of Semantic Entropy From Weak Pairwise Judgments With a Known Channel
This paper establishes minimax rates for estimating language model semantic entropy using verdicts from weak pairwise equivalence judges.
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Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
Not relevant
Theoretical information-theoretic analysis of entropy estimation, not model efficiency.
All-electron machine-learned orbital-free density functional for periodic CHNO systems
This paper presents an equivariant neural network functional to perform orbital-free density functional theory for periodic CHNO systems.
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LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
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Concerns computational chemistry and density functional theory, not LLMs.
All-electron machine-learned orbital-free density functional for periodic CHNO systems
This paper presents an equivariant neural network functional to perform orbital-free density functional theory for periodic CHNO systems.
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Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
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Addresses molecular orbital modeling, not small language models or efficient inference.
All-electron machine-learned orbital-free density functional for periodic CHNO systems
This paper presents an equivariant neural network functional to perform orbital-free density functional theory for periodic CHNO systems.
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AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
Not relevant
Focuses on quantum chemistry calculations, not AI deployment safety.
Exact power indices for plurality-voting ensembles
This paper introduces an exact method to compute Banzhaf and Shapley power indices for base classifiers in plurality-voting ensembles.
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Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
Not relevant
Focuses on game-theoretic power indices, not efficient model architectures.
Exact power indices for plurality-voting ensembles
This paper introduces an exact method to compute Banzhaf and Shapley power indices for base classifiers in plurality-voting ensembles.
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AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
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Studies voting ensemble attribution, not AI safety or deployment robustness.
Exact power indices for plurality-voting ensembles
This paper introduces an exact method to compute Banzhaf and Shapley power indices for base classifiers in plurality-voting ensembles.
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LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
Not relevant
Theoretical attribution work on ensemble voting, not LLM evaluation.
Counterfactual Certification for Sequential Unlearning with Long-Run Performance Guarantees
This paper proposes a counterfactual certification framework to bound performance loss during sequential machine unlearning requests.
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Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
Not relevant
Focuses on theoretical unlearning guarantees, not model compression or efficiency.
Counterfactual Certification for Sequential Unlearning with Long-Run Performance Guarantees
This paper proposes a counterfactual certification framework to bound performance loss during sequential machine unlearning requests.
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LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
Not relevant
Deals with certified machine unlearning, not LLM evaluation.
Improving Neural Symbolic Regression with a Diverse Prior and Post-training Alignment
This paper improves neural symbolic regression by using a tabular prior and reinforcement learning alignment to fit noisy data.
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LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
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Focuses on symbolic regression algorithms rather than LLM evaluation or benchmarks.
Improving Neural Symbolic Regression with a Diverse Prior and Post-training Alignment
This paper improves neural symbolic regression by using a tabular prior and reinforcement learning alignment to fit noisy data.
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AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
Not relevant
Focuses on symbolic mathematical regression, not deployment safety or jailbreak prevention.
Improving Neural Symbolic Regression with a Diverse Prior and Post-training Alignment
This paper improves neural symbolic regression by using a tabular prior and reinforcement learning alignment to fit noisy data.
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Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
Not relevant
Addresses neural symbolic regression training recipes, not model compression or inference efficiency.
FRACTION: Fraud Explanation Generation via Agentic Graph Context Navigation
This paper presents an agentic framework and an evaluation rubric for generating explanations of risk labels in graph fraud detection.
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AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
Not relevant
Presents an agentic tool for fraud explanation rather than safety or alignment guardrails.
FRACTION: Fraud Explanation Generation via Agentic Graph Context Navigation
This paper presents an agentic framework and an evaluation rubric for generating explanations of risk labels in graph fraud detection.
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Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
Not relevant
Focuses on graph context navigation for fraud explanations, not model compression.
Weighting-Based Strategies for Classification: Analysis and Local Peak Dynamics with CART Trees
This paper theoretically and empirically compares weighting-based rebalancing strategies to unweighted methods in imbalanced tabular classification tasks.
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Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
Not relevant
Analyzes class weighting in CART trees, not small or efficient models.
Weighting-Based Strategies for Classification: Analysis and Local Peak Dynamics with CART Trees
This paper theoretically and empirically compares weighting-based rebalancing strategies to unweighted methods in imbalanced tabular classification tasks.
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AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
Not relevant
Studies class-imbalance weighting in decision trees, not AI safety or deployment guardrails.
Weighting-Based Strategies for Classification: Analysis and Local Peak Dynamics with CART Trees
This paper theoretically and empirically compares weighting-based rebalancing strategies to unweighted methods in imbalanced tabular classification tasks.
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LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
Not relevant
Theoretical tabular classification analysis, not language model evaluation.
LADDER: A Long-Horizon Robot Manipulation Benchmark
This paper introduces a robot manipulation benchmark to isolate failures across scaling subgoal horizons and orchestration methods.
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LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
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Introduces a robotic manipulation benchmark rather than an LLM evaluation benchmark.
LADDER: A Long-Horizon Robot Manipulation Benchmark
This paper introduces a robot manipulation benchmark to isolate failures across scaling subgoal horizons and orchestration methods.
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AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
Not relevant
Evaluates robotics manipulation policies, not AI deployment safety or jailbreak risks.
LADDER: A Long-Horizon Robot Manipulation Benchmark
This paper introduces a robot manipulation benchmark to isolate failures across scaling subgoal horizons and orchestration methods.
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Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
Not relevant
Studies long-horizon robot policies, not model compression or efficient serving.
LADDER: A Long-Horizon Robot Manipulation Benchmark
This paper introduces a robot manipulation benchmark to isolate failures across scaling subgoal horizons and orchestration methods.
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Computer vision for industrial applications
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
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Covers general robot manipulation, not industrial inspection or defect detection.
Reliable Scale-Free Bandits via Empirical Likelihood
This paper develops an empirical-likelihood bandit policy that provides asymptotic regret guarantees without knowledge of reward scales.
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Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
Not relevant
Studies stochastic bandit regret bounds, not model efficiency or serving.
Reliable Scale-Free Bandits via Empirical Likelihood
This paper develops an empirical-likelihood bandit policy that provides asymptotic regret guarantees without knowledge of reward scales.
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LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
Not relevant
Theoretical study of multi-armed bandits, not LLM benchmarking.
Reliable Scale-Free Bandits via Empirical Likelihood
This paper develops an empirical-likelihood bandit policy that provides asymptotic regret guarantees without knowledge of reward scales.
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AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
Not relevant
Focuses on theoretical bandit regret bounds rather than AI safety or guardrails.
Causal Discovery Under Hard Selection Bias: A New Robust Score-Matching Approach
This paper proposes a score-matching approach for causal discovery in additive noise models under hard selection bias and truncation.
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AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
Not relevant
Focuses on statistical causal discovery rather than AI deployment safety or robustness.
Causal Discovery Under Hard Selection Bias: A New Robust Score-Matching Approach
This paper proposes a score-matching approach for causal discovery in additive noise models under hard selection bias and truncation.
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LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
Not relevant
Theoretical causal discovery work, not language model evaluation.
Causal Discovery Under Hard Selection Bias: A New Robust Score-Matching Approach
This paper proposes a score-matching approach for causal discovery in additive noise models under hard selection bias and truncation.
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Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
Not relevant
Addresses causal discovery under selection bias, not model efficiency or compression.
Failure Recovery via Belief Updates and World Modeling for Long-Horizon Agents
This paper introduces a framework combining persistent belief states with implicit world modeling to help long-horizon language agents recover from failures.
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AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
Not relevant
Focuses on agent planning recovery rather than safety, guardrails, or alignment risks.
Failure Recovery via Belief Updates and World Modeling for Long-Horizon Agents
This paper introduces a framework combining persistent belief states with implicit world modeling to help long-horizon language agents recover from failures.
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LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
Not relevant
Presents an agent framework and distillation method rather than a general evaluation benchmark.
Same Function, Different Trajectory: No Standard Optimizer Is Equivariant to Transformer Reparameterization
This paper demonstrates that standard optimizers are sensitive to parameter scaling in Transformers and proposes a symmetry-aware gradient adjustment.
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LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
Not relevant
Focuses on optimizer reparameterization dynamics rather than LLM evaluation or benchmarks.
Same Function, Different Trajectory: No Standard Optimizer Is Equivariant to Transformer Reparameterization
This paper demonstrates that standard optimizers are sensitive to parameter scaling in Transformers and proposes a symmetry-aware gradient adjustment.
Preprint
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
Not relevant
Concerns training stability and optimization theory, not deployment safety or reliability.
Same Function, Different Trajectory: No Standard Optimizer Is Equivariant to Transformer Reparameterization
This paper demonstrates that standard optimizers are sensitive to parameter scaling in Transformers and proposes a symmetry-aware gradient adjustment.
Preprint
Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
Not relevant
Addresses training optimization geometry, not model compression or efficient inference methods.
From Spectral Saliency to Finite Deletion: Evaluating Selective Language Model Edits
This paper analyzes prediction errors in spectral saliency when deleting singular components to selectively edit language model capabilities.
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Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
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Studies targeted capability deletion rather than model compression or inference efficiency.
From Spectral Saliency to Finite Deletion: Evaluating Selective Language Model Edits
This paper analyzes prediction errors in spectral saliency when deleting singular components to selectively edit language model capabilities.
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LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
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Evaluates selective weight editing methods rather than assessing general LLM capabilities.
The Effect of Layer Ordering in Hybrid Architectures
This paper analyzes how layer ordering and selection affect performance across tasks in hybrid attention model architectures.
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LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
Not relevant
Analyzes architecture design theory, not benchmark creation or evaluation.
The Effect of Layer Ordering in Hybrid Architectures
This paper analyzes how layer ordering and selection affect performance across tasks in hybrid attention model architectures.
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AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
Not relevant
Focuses on hybrid model architecture optimization, not safety or guardrails.
Distance Prediction for Quantum Codes
This paper introduces an attention-based neural network to predict code distances for bivariate bicycle quantum low-density parity-check codes.
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AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
Not relevant
Quantum code distance calculation, not AI deployment safety.
Distance Prediction for Quantum Codes
This paper introduces an attention-based neural network to predict code distances for bivariate bicycle quantum low-density parity-check codes.
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Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
Not relevant
Application to quantum error correction codes, not efficient AI.
Distance Prediction for Quantum Codes
This paper introduces an attention-based neural network to predict code distances for bivariate bicycle quantum low-density parity-check codes.
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LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
Not relevant
Predicts quantum code distances, not language model evaluation.
Revisiting Error Feedback for Model Quantization
This paper formulates a trace-minimization framework to design causal error-feedback coefficients for neural network weight quantization.
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AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
Not relevant
Compression error feedback, not deployment safety, guardrails, or alignment.
Revisiting Error Feedback for Model Quantization
This paper formulates a trace-minimization framework to design causal error-feedback coefficients for neural network weight quantization.
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LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
Not relevant
Focuses on model quantization techniques, not LLM evaluation benchmarks.
Learning a Group Element from Its Action: Galois Correspondences, Optimal ERM, and an Abel-Ruffini Threshold for the Natarajan Dimension
This paper analyzes the sample and mistake complexity of learning group elements from actions using Galois correspondences and multiclass dimensions.
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LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
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Abstract learning theory and group theory, not LLM evaluation.
Learning a Group Element from Its Action: Galois Correspondences, Optimal ERM, and an Abel-Ruffini Threshold for the Natarajan Dimension
This paper analyzes the sample and mistake complexity of learning group elements from actions using Galois correspondences and multiclass dimensions.
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Small and efficient models
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
Not relevant
Theoretical sample complexity analysis, not efficient model deployment.
Learning a Group Element from Its Action: Galois Correspondences, Optimal ERM, and an Abel-Ruffini Threshold for the Natarajan Dimension
This paper analyzes the sample and mistake complexity of learning group elements from actions using Galois correspondences and multiclass dimensions.
Preprint
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
Not relevant
Pure statistical learning theory, not deployed AI safety.
Random Probing for Structural Self-Interactions in Graph Neural Networks
This paper proposes a message-passing layer using randomized probing of operator diagonals to capture node self-interactions in graph neural networks.
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LLM evaluation and benchmarks
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
Not relevant
Deals with graph neural network expressivity, not LLM evaluation.
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