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Sharp and Stable Label-Free Calibration Certificates from Logical Coherence
The paper derives mathematical bounds to evaluate the calibration of query-based probabilistic models using logical consistency without ground-truth labels.
Ranked #661New way to see a problemPreprint4/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Provides label-free calibration certificates to verify probabilistic predictor reliability.
Poisoning the corpora of protein design systems during pre-training and retrieval
The paper investigates data poisoning attacks targeting pre-training and retrieval corpora of protein language models and generative design systems.
Ranked #662New testPreprint4/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:18
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Analyzes adversarial data poisoning vulnerabilities in pre-training and retrieval corpora.
Neural Network Verification for Deep Joint Source-Channel Coding
Presents a bound-propagation verification framework to bound worst-case reconstruction errors for deep joint source-channel coding decoders under noise.
Ranked #663New testPreprint3/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
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Introduces bound-propagation verification and robustness guarantees against adversarial perturbations and channel noise.
What Is the "Self" of a Large Language Model?
This paper investigates internal model representations that separate assistant actions from externally provided text across conversational layers.
Ranked #664New way to see a problemPreprint3/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Studies how LLMs internally distinguish their own generated actions from external user inputs.
UkrMeme: Multimodal Explainable Persuasion Detection in Ukrainian Memes
Introduces a Ukrainian meme dataset and evaluates vision-language models on detecting persuasive and propaganda techniques.
Ranked #665New testPreprint3/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
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Investigates detecting harmful persuasion and propaganda techniques in digital media.
Representation Redistribution in Sparse Autoencoders
Analyzes how prompt variations redistribute internal feature activations in sparse autoencoders and traces their impact on downstream model decisions.
Ranked #666New way to see a problemPreprint3/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
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Applies SAE interpretability to predict and detect safety readout failures.
SarcasTraps: Effect of Sarcasm on Turkish Hate Speech Detection
The paper evaluates the impact of sarcasm on Turkish hate speech detection models using a targeted external test dataset.
Ranked #667New testPreprint3/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Examines model robustness and detection failures regarding harmful sarcastic hate speech.
CARD: Closing the Teacher-Student Loop for Adversarial Robustness Distillation
Develops a closed-loop distillation pipeline where student feedback refines teacher models to improve adversarial robustness.
Ranked #668New way to see a problemPreprint3/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Addresses adversarial robustness and defensive distillation against model attacks.
When Reality Outpaces Cognition: A New Scaling Principle for Reliable Intelligence
The paper presents a metric and benchmark measuring how quickly environment dynamics can change before agent decision-making fails.
Ranked #669New way to see a problemPreprint3/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
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Measures the limits of reliable decision-making under severe temporal observation gaps.
Runtime Monitoring of Supermartingale Certificates
The paper proposes an algorithm using betting-based sequential tests to monitor supermartingale certificate violations during runtime execution of stochastic systems.
Ranked #670New testPreprint2/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Proposes runtime monitoring to formally detect safety violations in deployed stochastic systems.
Who to Trust in Multi-Robot Systems: Joint Robot and Object Hypothesis Trust Inference via Neural-Symbolic Cross-Validation
The paper presents a neural-symbolic method for multi-robot systems to evaluate robot and object hypothesis trust purely via inter-robot observation consistency.
Ranked #671Preprint0/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Addresses system reliability and resilience against adversarial interference in deployed multi-robot settings.
Interval-valued SHAP in Tree-Based Models
Introduces an imprecise Dirichlet model method to calculate interval-valued Shapley values and analyze attribution robustness in tree-based models.
Ranked #672Preprint0/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:29
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Examines robustness and reliability of feature attributions for deployed decision trees.
Personalized Federated Direct Preference Optimization via LoRA Adapters
Develops a personalized federated preference optimization framework maintaining local LoRA adapters atop a globally synchronized model.
Ranked #673Preprint0/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:29
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Directly tackles privacy-preserving preference alignment for language model deployment.
RobustLDS: Learning linear dynamical systems under adversarial corruptions
Develops robust estimators and optimization algorithms to learn linear dynamical systems from trajectories corrupted by adversarial outliers.
Ranked #674Preprint0/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:29
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Studies mathematical robustness against adversarial data contamination during system identification.
EviRepair: Evidence-Driven Agents for Reliable Vulnerability Repair
The paper presents an evidence-driven multi-agent framework for collaborative vulnerability understanding and automated repository-level patch generation.
Ranked #675Preprint0/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
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Uses multi-agent systems to improve automated software vulnerability repair and reliability.
Compare to Correct: Pairwise-Guided Logit Adjustment for LLM Test-Time Scaling
The paper introduces a logit adjustment method based on pairwise comparisons between sampled reasoning paths to improve test-time answer selection in language models.
Ranked #676Preprint0/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Improves output reliability and correctness during reasoning via test-time logit adjustment.
AgentTune: A Unified Training Lifecycle for Tool-Using LLM Agents
Presents an open-source library that unifies training, evaluation, reinforcement learning, and distillation workflows for tool-using language model agents.
Ranked #677Preprint0/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:29
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Provides unified auditing, evaluation, and self-healing mechanisms for reliable real-world tool-using agent deployment.
Jev-Guard: Fast Routing and Auditing Agent Actions over Editable Policy Trees
Introduces a low-latency guardrail model that routes incoming agent actions through editable policy trees for safety auditing.
Ranked #678Preprint0/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Develops a guardrail model for safety classification and policy auditing during deployment.
TRACESTEER: Trace Driven Activation Steering for Hallucination Mitigation in Diffusion Language Models
Proposes dynamic activation steering using preceding denoising predictions to reduce hallucinations in diffusion language models.
Ranked #679Preprint0/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Develops an activation steering method to mitigate hallucinations in diffusion language models.
Towards Autopilot Labeling for Short Video Content Governance
The paper presents a multi-stage automated labeling framework using multimodal models and agents to annotate short videos for content moderation.
Ranked #680Preprint0/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
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Addresses video content governance, moderation, and policy adherence.
Task Context Shapes Component Roles in Language Models
Investigates how changing tasks redistributes attention head influence and alters internal activations in open-weight large language models.
Ranked #681Preprint0/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
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Examines internal mechanisms governing how models select and express stored factual knowledge.
SafeDiSTL: Decomposing Joint Constraints for Safe Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning
Decomposes joint temporal logic constraint violations to allocate credit among agents in cooperative reinforcement learning.
Ranked #682Preprint0/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
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Designs constrained multi-agent reinforcement learning specifically to enforce collective safety.
SemField: A Simple, Linear, Continuous, yet Robust Semantic Watermark
Introduces a training-free semantic text watermarking method that aligns cumulative sentence embeddings with a secret Gaussian vector.
Ranked #683Preprint0/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
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Proposes a robust semantic watermarking technique for identifying and attributing AI-generated text.
A Local Agentic AI Framework to Generate Edge Case Scenarios for Safety Assurance
Presents a local agentic framework using smaller language models to automatically synthesize edge-case testing scenarios for autonomous systems.
Ranked #684Preprint0/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
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Focuses explicitly on identifying safety edge cases and failure modes to assure autonomous system reliability.
Mitigating Capability Degradation in LLM Self-Improvement via Representation Geometry Regularization
Introduces representation geometry regularization to prevent capability degradation during on-policy self-distillation in language models.
Ranked #685Preprint0/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
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Addresses capability degradation and catastrophic forgetting in LLM post-training for reliable deployment.
Scalable AI Uncertainty Quantification via Generalized Laplace Active Subspaces
Develops a low-rank generalized Laplace approximation over active curvature directions for scalable neural network uncertainty quantification.
Ranked #686Preprint0/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
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Provides scalable uncertainty quantification for deploying neural networks reliably in high-stakes settings.
perturber: A Stateless Service for Semantics-Preserving Text Perturbations
Presents a stateless service and library providing isolated, semantics-preserving text perturbations for language model robustness testing.
Ranked #687Preprint0/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
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Builds tooling to assess model robustness and sensitivity under real-world input perturbations.
Protecting CPU AI On Edge TEEs: WebAssembly's Promise and Practical Challenges
Implements encrypted WebAssembly execution on Arm TrustZone to protect proprietary AI models on edge hardware.
Ranked #688Preprint0/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
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Addresses edge AI model protection and IP security against system tampering using TEEs.
LETHE: Defending against Unauthorized Image-to-Video Generation via Value Diversity Collapse
The paper presents an adversarial perturbation defense that disrupts the value vector diversity in image-to-video diffusion models to prevent unauthorized generation.
Ranked #689Preprint0/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
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Addresses preventing unauthorized generative deepfakes and misuse through proactive adversarial image defense.
Quantization-Tolerant Gradient Auditing for Active Inference-Attack Detection in Federated Learning
The paper designs a quantized gradient checksum interrogation scheme for cross-silo federated learning to detect active inference attacks under floating-point variations.
Ranked #690Preprint0/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
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Addresses active inference attacks and auditing defenses for secure distributed machine learning deployment.
WaveMark: Robust Wavelet-Domain Image Watermarking for Diffusion Models
The paper proposes embedding multi-scale wavelet-domain watermarks into initial diffusion noise to enable robust provenance tracking under image removal attacks.
Ranked #691Preprint0/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
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Provides provenance watermarking to prevent misuse and trace synthetic media from generative models.
Better Batches, Better Privacy: Random Allocation for DP-BandMF
The paper proposes random allocation batching and GPU-accelerated accounting to improve accuracy and efficiency in differentially private model training.
Ranked #692Preprint0/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
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Focuses on improving differential privacy batch selection and accounting during private model training.
Byzantine-Resilient Federated Large Language Model via Hypergraph Message Passing
The paper introduces a hypergraph autoencoder framework to filter malicious model updates and preserve Byzantine resilience in federated large language models.
Ranked #693Preprint0/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
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Develops a defense to prevent Byzantine data poisoning and maintain reliability in collaborative LLM systems.
The Tokens Strike Back: Safety-Aware Denoising with Directional Embedding-based Revision
Presents SADDER, an inference-time text diffusion safety framework using directional embedding signals to steer unsafe tokens toward benign distributions.
Ranked #694Preprint0/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Provides inference-time safety guidance to steer diffusion models away from unsafe outputs.
Uniform Information Density-Based Preference Optimization
This paper proposes a preference optimization algorithm grounded in uniform information density theory to align language model outputs.
Ranked #695Preprint0/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
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Proposes an alignment objective to steer models toward human preferences.
Beyond User-Side Defenses: Image Protection in Open-Weight Diffusion Models
The paper proposes design requirements and evaluates defenses against model-side protection removal in open-weight image diffusion models.
Ranked #696Preprint0/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
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Focuses on model-side protection and tamper resistance against alignment removal in open diffusion models.
From Acoustic Sensing to Physical Actions: A Comprehensive Survey of Security Risks in Edge-Deployed Audio LLM-Based Agents
The paper surveys security vulnerabilities and defenses in edge-deployed audio language model agents across the sensing-to-action pipeline.
Ranked #697Preprint0/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
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Surveys security risks and physical action hazards in deploying audio LLM agents on edge devices.
No, Your Tools Are Not Enough: It's Time to Bring Agents to the Hunt
The paper reports experiences using iterative AI agents to discover vulnerabilities across operating system kernels, drivers, and web applications.
Ranked #698Preprint0/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
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Examines autonomous AI agents finding vulnerabilities across production systems.
When a Conceptor Complement Becomes Gain: Operator Geometry and Behavioral Attribution in Language Models
Analyzes activation steering interventions in language models by isolating the effects of covariance filtering from target gain and displacement.
Ranked #699Preprint0/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Examines attribution and efficacy of steering interventions used for model alignment.
ML-CLAPPS: A Probabilistic Framework for Imbalanced Multilabel Learning under Class Prioritization
This paper introduces a learnable probabilistic instance sampler to handle severe class imbalance and prioritize critical diagnoses in multilabel learning.
Ranked #700Preprint0/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
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Prioritizes high-risk false-negative conditions to improve deployment reliability in critical domains.
Compositional Concepts Erasing: Disentangling Object-Style via Domain Manifold Unlearning
The paper presents a feature-proxy method to selectively erase combined object-style concepts from diffusion models without degrading general generative performance.
Ranked #701Preprint0/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Erases illicit content and copyrighted styles to ensure safe generative model deployment.
ANASSA: From High-Level Framework to Low-Level Architecture for Spatial Agentic AI
The paper refines a high-level spatial AI orchestration framework into an implementation-focused low-level architecture for governed agent execution.
Ranked #702Preprint0/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Focuses on enterprise reliability through governance, spatial validation, human decision authority, and provenance.
From Sampled Evidence to Radiology Reports: Objectives, Constraints, and Realization
The paper evaluates how objective functions and candidate constraints affect decision conversion when generating radiology reports from sampled evidence.
Ranked #703Preprint0/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Analyzes factual correctness and loss of correct clinical findings in medical AI outputs.
Split Conformal Interval Length under Huber Contamination
The paper establishes theoretical bounds on interval lengths for split conformal prediction under Huber data contamination.
Ranked #704Preprint0/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
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Establishes theoretical robustness bounds for conformal prediction under data contamination to improve uncertainty reliability.
Backward Conformal Prediction under Covariate Shift
This paper extends backward conformal prediction to covariate shift settings using importance weighting derived from sorted score vectors.
Ranked #705Preprint0/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
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Improves coverage estimation and reliability under covariate shift for safer model deployment.
Algorithmic Fairness Over Time: Advances & Prospects
Presents a taxonomy and research roadmap for measuring algorithmic fairness over time in systems with feedback loops.
Ranked #706Preprint0/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
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Presents a taxonomy and analysis of algorithmic fairness and bias over time in deployments.
Contrastive Linearized Laplace: Loss Geometry, Valid Repairs, and Reliable Cores
This paper proposes a post-hoc framework based on Linearized Laplace approximation to quantify uncertainty across downstream tasks in contrastive learning.
Ranked #707Preprint0/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
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Improves post-hoc uncertainty estimation to ensure reliable decision-making in downstream deployments.
Query-Adaptive Neuron Steering for LLMs
This paper proposes a framework that dynamically steers internal language model neurons based on query-induced activation patterns.
Ranked #708Preprint0/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
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Studies internal neuron steering to guide and control model generation.
Decomposing A Neural Learner
The paper proposes a probabilistic decomposition of neural models that separates predictable features from an input-dependent reliability score.
Ranked #709Preprint0/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
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Develops input-dependent reliability scoring to characterize predictability and uncertainty for model deployment.
On Inherent Privacy of Posterior Sampling: A Unified Rényi-Divergence Framework
The paper develops a theoretical Rényi-divergence framework to measure inherent differential privacy guarantees obtained directly from Bayesian posterior sampling.
Ranked #710Preprint0/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Provides mathematical differential privacy guarantees for Bayesian sampling relevant to data safety.
Assessing the Quality of Concrete Scenarios Generated from Scenario Classes for Automated Driving
The paper develops quality functions based on distance metrics to assess the diversity of generated test scenarios for automated driving verification.
Ranked #711Preprint0/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
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Addresses verification, hazard assessment, and scenario validation for safety-critical autonomous systems.
Selective Next-Location Prediction with MetaModelSelect: A Lightweight Post-Hoc Confidence Metamodel
The paper applies a lightweight post-hoc classifier to evaluate confidence and filter out incorrect next-location predictions from recurrent models.
Ranked #712Preprint0/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Focuses on selective prediction and post-hoc confidence calibration to prevent acting on unreliable predictions.
Robust Counterfactuals for Markov Decision Processes under Statistical and Causal Uncertainties
The paper introduces a framework providing analytical bounds for counterfactual reasoning in sequential decision processes under statistical and causal uncertainty.
Ranked #713Preprint0/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Provides robust counterfactual inference methods to explain failures in sequential AI decision-making.
GeoCloak: An Agentic Framework for Semantics-Preserving Geolocation Privacy via Peripheral Clue Manipulation
The paper introduces an agentic framework that removes peripheral visual clues to protect geolocation privacy in images without adding visible artifacts.
Ranked #714Preprint0/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Protects user privacy against adversarial multimodal geolocation extraction.
LabCompiler: A Framework for Verifiable Human-Machine Laboratory Execution from Imperfect Protocols
The paper introduces a compiler framework that transforms defective natural-language protocols into verifiable laboratory execution workflows.
Ranked #715Preprint0/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Introduces a protocol firewall to diagnose and verify workflows, preventing hazardous execution errors.
Stable-Plastic Subspace Construction for Differentially Private Continual LoRA
The paper presents a subspace construction method for continual low-rank adaptation to mitigate forgetting under differential privacy constraints.
Ranked #716Preprint0/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
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Ensures differential privacy and prevents catastrophic forgetting during ongoing continual model fine-tuning in deployment.
Bytes to Threats: Byte-Sequence Transformer For Malware Detection
The paper presents a byte-level transformer model designed to detect malware directly from raw executable byte sequences.
Ranked #717Peer-reviewed0/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Applies transformer models to cyber threat and raw byte malware detection.
WisdomNet: trustable machine learning toward error-free classification
The paper proposes an artificial neural network framework designed to reject uncertain predictions to prevent misclassification errors.
Ranked #718Peer-reviewed0/10 suggested
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Presents an abstention framework to defer uncertain neural network classifications and avoid deployment errors.
QBFF: Deep Quantum Bottleneck for Automatic Speaker Verification Anti-Spoofing
The paper evaluates an eight-qubit variational circuit bottleneck to improve confidence calibration in synthetic speech detection.
Ranked #719Preprint0/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:18
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Investigates anti-spoofing and confidence calibration for detecting deepfake synthetic speech in deployment.
Asking Smarter Questions: Targeted Active Preference Learning for Underspecified Rewards
The paper presents a method for robots to generate targeted preference queries to learn underspecified rewards from humans.
Ranked #720Preprint0/10 suggested
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 17 Oct, 06:17
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Improves human-in-the-loop alignment and preference elicitation for reliable robot reward specification.
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