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Every paper checked in the week of 12–18 Oct 2026 · AI agents — nothing is hidden. Brief papers first.

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Delta Tokenizer: Reference-Identical Tokenization of Session Deltas and Segment-Parallelism for Long Prompts on Multicore CPUs
The paper introduces a CPU front-end tokenizer that encodes only session deltas to speed up multi-turn inference.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Optimizes CPU tokenization for agent sessions, not agent planning or architecture.
Model vs. User: Whose Values Prevail? Inference-Time Value Alignment in Multi-Turn Conversations
The paper studies the durability of inference-time value steering in multi-turn conversations when user and model values conflict.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Evaluates multi-turn value steering, not agent planning or tool use.
MAPLE: A Multi-Axis Parametric Knowledge Extraction Lens for LLM Evaluation
The paper presents a diagnostic evaluation framework to measure how inference-time techniques affect parametric knowledge extraction in models.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Does not focus on AI agents or tool planning.
OpenTWBench (Open Taiwan Benchmark): Taiwan-Domain Knowledge Evaluation for Large Language Models, and How the Measurement Apparatus Shapes the Score
The paper introduces a two-part benchmark to evaluate language models on general and examination knowledge concerning Taiwan.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Does not address AI agents.
SEA-HELM Audio: Evaluating Multilingual ASR-LLM Pipeline Performance Across SEA-HELM Subsets
The paper presents an audio evaluation benchmark assessing accuracy drops between speech-input and text-input pipelines in Southeast Asian languages.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Voice-agent mention is secondary; core focus is an evaluation benchmark.
RCCM: Diagnosing Gains and Harms in Reasoning-Prompt Transfer
The paper analyzes question-level variations and prompt-execution mismatches when transferring reasoning prompts across different language models.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Evaluates reasoning prompts, not multi-step agent systems.
Beyond Benchmark Accuracy: A Diagnostic Test for LLM Chemical Prediction
The paper proposes a diagnostic test hiding target identity to evaluate structure-property chemical reasoning in language models.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Not about agentic planning or multi-agent systems.
Not All Criteria Matter: Importance-Aware Criteria Weighting for Rubric-Based LLM Evaluation
The paper introduces a method that weights rubric criteria through pairwise model comparisons to improve evaluation accuracy.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Focuses on evaluation weighting, not AI agents.
To Reason but Not to Stop: Understanding and Recovering Pruned Large Reasoning Models
The paper shows pruned reasoning models fail by looping, proposing an activation steering method to restore proper termination.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Focuses on model pruning termination, not agent architectures.
Choosing the Number of Attention Heads from Intrinsic Dimension: A Small-Scale Study
The paper tests a heuristic to set the number of transformer attention heads using the intrinsic dimension of token representations.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Focuses on transformer attention head count, not AI agents.
SoK: Grading Open-Text Legal Answers, from Law School Exams to Trustworthy Rubric Judges
The paper systematizes grading requirements for open-text legal exams and compares eight evaluation paradigms using human and model judges.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Focuses on LLM grading rubrics, not autonomous tool-using agents.
Gray-Box Hallucination Detection in LLMs with Token Identities
The paper introduces a lightweight gray-box hallucination detector combining token probabilities with vector representations of token identities.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Addresses hallucination detection, not multi-step autonomous agents.
LintEval: Benchmarking LLMs on Linter-Guided File Refactoring
The paper presents a multilingual benchmark to evaluate how language models resolve linter alerts while preserving program functionality.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Focuses on benchmarking code models, not autonomous planning agents.
FACES: Fine-grained Gated Semantic Alignment for Multimodal Emotional Support Conversation
The paper introduces a gated semantic alignment framework with multi-source rewards to improve multimodal emotional support conversations.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Focuses on conversation support alignment, not multi-step tool-use agents.
What Is a Clarification? Estimating Model-Dependent Input Ambiguity
The paper formalizes clarification criteria to estimate model-dependent input ambiguity based on accessible and valid answers.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Examines ambiguity estimation, not multi-step autonomous planning agents.
Language Exposure Matters: Distribution and Order in Multilingual BabyLM Pre-training
The paper evaluates how language exposure distribution and ordering affect the performance of multilingual models trained with limited data.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Examines multilingual pre-training data schedules, not autonomous agents.
Sparse Autoencoders for Mechanistic Interpretability in NLP: A Critical Survey of Recoverability, Interpretability, and Utility
This paper surveys 138 studies on sparse autoencoders in NLP, examining dictionary design, feature recoverability, and practical utility.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Surveys mechanistic interpretability methods, not autonomous tool-using agents.
Gap Detection: Mitigating Homogenization through Demand and Defensibility
This paper introduces Gap Detection, an optimization method that identifies unoccupied semantic directions to reduce homogenization in open-ended model answers.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Focuses on embedding search for diverse generation, not agents.
RM-OPD: On-Policy Distillation for Generative Reward Models
This paper presents RM-OPD, a framework that trains domain-specialized reward models via on-policy distillation into a generalist model.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Focuses on reward model distillation, not autonomous planning agents.
TreeSpark: Learning to Draft the Trees You Verify for Speculative Decoding
This paper introduces TreeSpark, a framework training semi-autoregressive drafters to generate candidate trees aligned with speculative verification.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Focuses on speculative decoding speed, not autonomous agentic systems.
When Occupation-derived Skills Don't Help: On the Limits of Skill-Augmented Career Path Prediction
This paper analyzes career path prediction systems, reporting that explicit skill representations provide marginal improvement over text-only job descriptions.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Analyzes career path prediction models, not planning agents.
Scaling Multilingual Mixture-of-Experts: How Language Coverage Changes Capacity and Compute Allocation
This paper proposes a joint scaling law evaluating how adding experts in multilingual mixture-of-experts models affects language capacity and loss penalties.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Focuses on multilingual mixture-of-experts architecture, not agents.
Repairing Speech Access After Text Updates with Frozen Affine Fields
This paper introduces AFFIRM, using affine fields on frozen speech models to repair spoken access to recently updated text knowledge.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Covers speech-text representation alignment, not autonomous agents.
Anuvani-LID: Robust and Calibrated Spoken Language Identification for Indian Languages
This paper introduces Anuvani LID, a dedicated 115M parameter model for spoken language identification across 22 Indian languages.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Focuses on audio language identification, not multi-step agents.
Neural POS Tagging for the Low-Resource Saraiki
This paper introduces an annotated part-of-speech tagging dataset and evaluates pretrained transformer encoders for the low-resource Saraiki language.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Addresses part-of-speech sequence tagging, not planning agents.
Taking the PULSE of Medical Reasoning: Step-Level Retrieval Timing for Knowledge-Grounded Inference
This paper proposes PUlSE, using internal layer representations to detect factual errors and trigger step-level retrieval during medical reasoning.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Focuses on retrieval triggering rather than autonomous multi-step agent planning.
Anuvani-Diarization: Zero Shot Speaker Diarization and Annotation Conventions Across 22 Languages
This paper presents Anuvani-Diarization, evaluating zero-shot speaker diarization across 22 Indian languages with uncertainty-aware silver supervision.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Focuses on speech speaker diarization, not autonomous multi-step agents.
Cascaded Retrieval with Cross-Modal Query Refinement for Efficient Visual Document Search
This paper proposes SCOUT, a cascaded two-track framework combining visual candidate filtering, offline semantic summaries, and query refinement for document retrieval.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Focuses on visual document retrieval architectures, not autonomous decision agents.
From Triage to Impact: A Multi-Hop Reasoning Benchmark for Explainable Persian Hate Speech
This paper introduces a multi-hop reasoning benchmark to evaluate fine-grained, explainable hate speech analysis in Persian.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Evaluates hate speech detection tasks, not autonomous agentic systems.
FOLD: Position-Free Far Memory with Local Order for Long-Context Speculative Decoding
This paper introduces FOLD, a training-free speculative decoding approach treating distant tokens as position-free far memory for long-context generation.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Presents a speculative decoding strategy, not autonomous multi-step planning agents.
The COUNT: Counting N-grams Unlocks Scaling on Host Memory and Training-Free Adaptation
This paper introduces COUNT, scaling language model memory without training parameters by storing precomputed n-gram counts directly in host memory.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Proposes n-gram embeddings on host memory, not autonomous agent workflows.
ChronoCulture: Evaluating Cultural Awareness Across Time in Large Language Models
This paper introduces ChronoCulture to evaluate how well language models capture temporal changes in cultural attitudes across 72 countries.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Introduces a temporal cultural benchmark, not autonomous planning or tool agents.
Lost in Translation: Why Lower Bias Scores Don't Mean Fairer Models
This paper evaluates multilingual bias audits across ten language models, showing that lower stereotype scores often reflect translation artifacts rather than fairer behavior.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Studies bias auditing across multilingual translations, not autonomous tool-using agents.
ReaDy: Recurrent States as Dynamic Context for Speculative Drafting in Hybrid Linear Attention Large Language Models
This paper presents ReaDy, a speculative decoding method using hybrid linear attention recurrent states to provide position-specific context during drafting.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Proposes speculative decoding for hybrid linear models, not autonomous planning agents.
Manacá-1B-Instruct-2: Reproducible Safety Alignment for a Native Brazilian-Portuguese LLM. Negative DPO Results, a Controlled Composition Scan, and a Silent Failure Mode of the LLM Judge
Documents safety alignment methods, negative preference tuning outcomes, and automated judge limitations for a Portuguese language model.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Focuses on safety alignment of a Portuguese language model, not agents.
Latent Compaction with Test-Time Training
Compresses long-context key-value caches using test-time training on generic document prompts without task-specific labels.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Proposes KV-cache compression via test-time training, not autonomous agents.
Personalising Deformable Image Registration with Clinical Context and Deformation History for Adaptive Radiotherapy
Integrates clinical text and deformation history into medical image registration models for adaptive radiotherapy planning.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Deals with medical deformable image registration, not autonomous LLM agents.
Non-Abelian quantum Hall states at strong Landau level mixing: finding anyons with first-principles AI
Uses a neural-network variational wave function to model non-Abelian quantum Hall states with realistic Landau level mixing.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Applies neural wave functions to quantum physics, not language model agents.
Discovering Undisclosed Concepts in LoRA Adapters for Diffusion-Based AIGC Models
Proposes an optimization method to discover undisclosed or harmful generation concepts embedded within diffusion model adaptation weights.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Studies LoRA concept discovery in diffusion models, not autonomous agents.
Evaluating Large Language Models for Multilingual Abstractive Summarization: A Comprehensive Study of English and Bengali
Evaluates closed and open models on English and Bengali abstractive summarization using lexical metrics, factuality checks, and automated judges.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Focuses on multilingual summarization evaluation, not autonomous multi-step planning or tools.
Scaling Cheap Synthetic Pretraining Improves Indoor Radio-Map Prediction
Improves indoor radio-map prediction by pretraining models on diverse synthetic floorplans and an open-source ray tracer.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Focuses on physical wireless radio propagation rather than LLM agents.
Who Should We Listen to More? Welfare-Aware Preference Acquisition for Pluralistic Alignment
Introduces a welfare-aware objective to allocate limited human feedback across diverse individuals when training pluralistic alignment models.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Addresses alignment data collection rather than autonomous agent planning or tool execution.
Loss Curvature as a Sampling-Free Proxy for Memorization in Diffusion Models
Proposes input loss curvature as a sampling-free metric to detect the onset of training data memorization in diffusion models.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Studies diffusion model memorization rather than autonomous planning agents.
Graph Coarsening Enables Escaping Local Optima in Compute-Constrained Nonconvex MAX-CUT
Combines spectral graph coarsening with continuous relaxation to find high-quality solutions for compute-constrained MAX-CUT problems.
Peer-reviewed
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Concerns mathematical graph optimization rather than autonomous language model agents.
RLPE: Teaching LLMs to Prompt with Reinforcement Learning
Uses reinforcement learning to train an auxiliary model that inspects execution traces and generates targeted prompts for another system.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Trains a model to generate prompts rather than designing multi-step autonomous planning agents.
How Inner Optimizers Shape Replica Scaling
Studies how the choice of local optimizers affects model performance degradation when scaling distributed training replicas under fixed budgets.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Concerns distributed pretraining optimizers rather than multi-step language model agents.
Revisiting Generative vs. Dense Retrieval: A Static Value Prior Reverses the Gap
Shows that incorporating static item value into dense retrieval outperforms generative retrieval in e-commerce recommendation settings.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Focuses on candidate retrieval for recommendation rather than multi-step agent planning or tools.
Beyond Aggregate Accuracy: Item-Level Transitions in Prompt Optimization
Introduces a prompt optimization framework that monitors item-level regressions and recoveries rather than relying solely on aggregate accuracy.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Studies automatic prompt optimization dynamics rather than multi-step autonomous tool-using agents.
DexMimic: A Generalist Dexterous Hand-Object Tracking Policy via Value-Guided Reset Allocation
Introduces a generalist policy that tracks diverse dexterous hand-object interactions using value-guided reset allocation during training.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Covers physical robotic hand control rather than LLM-based planning or tool-use agents.
Towards a Data-Centric Understanding of Spatial Reasoning in Multimodal Large Language Models
Surveys dataset design, construction methods, and evaluation protocols for improving spatial reasoning in multimodal language models.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Surveys spatial dataset construction for vision models rather than autonomous agent systems.
From Copying to Composition: How Language Models Develop In-Context Learning
Analyzes how language models develop in-context learning by separating simple demonstration copying from multi-token rule composition across training checkpoints.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Investigates foundational in-context learning mechanics rather than agentic planning or tools.
Genesis Steering: Better Activation Steering Through Training Data
Steers language model activations using vectors derived directly from the model's own training data or inferred proxy data.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Investigates activation steering vectors rather than multi-step agent planning or tool use.
Unlocking Structured Pruning for Reasoning Language Models via Attention-Preserving MLP Trimming
The paper proposes a training-free structured pruning method that trims multilayer perceptron layers while preserving attention mechanisms for reasoning tasks.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Focuses on MLP pruning for transformer layers, not multi-step agent architectures.
Learning in Orbit: Onboard Training and Closed-Loop Attitude Control with a Thermal Segmentation Model on a Spacecraft
The paper demonstrates onboard thermal segmentation training and closed-loop attitude control on a satellite in low Earth orbit.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Involves satellite attitude control and onboard segmentation, not LLM agents or tool planning.
PairIT: Autoregressive Transformers for Low-Data Molecule Optimization
The paper introduces a transformer framework trained on matched molecular pairs for prompt-guided, multi-property molecular optimization in low-data regimes.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Focuses on molecular SMILES generation rather than multi-step agent planning or tool execution.
Imagining Goals with Geometric Horizon Models for Policy Generalization
The paper proposes sampling from a geometric horizon world model to imagine novel outcomes for zero-shot policy generalization.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Focuses on reinforcement learning policy generalization, not LLM planning or tool use.
Plant Memory: Technical Language Processing and a Verified Maintenance Ontology for Agent-Accessible Failure Knowledge from SAP PM Work Orders
The paper presents a system using technical language processing to transform industrial maintenance work order records into an ontology.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Describes ontology construction from maintenance logs rather than autonomous planning agents.
CAFE: Confining Feature Distillation to Language-Routed Adapters for Compact Multilingual Automatic Speech Recognition
The paper proposes confining feature distillation loss to language-routed adapters to balance performance in compact multilingual speech recognition models.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Focuses on speech recognition model distillation rather than agent planning or tool use.
MA-Bench: Measuring Operational Planning in Language Models
The paper introduces a benchmark assessing language models on operational planning from incomplete, complex, and contradictory military document sets.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Evaluates long-form planning determinations without multi-step autonomous tool use or execution.
ListQA: A Benchmark for Evaluating List-Formatted Factual Knowledge Retrieval in Large Language Models
The paper introduces an evergreen benchmark to evaluate the ability of language models to retrieve and format multi-element factual lists.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Focuses on static question-answering evaluation rather than multi-step tool-use agents.
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