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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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Text-Only vs. Image-Aware VLM Judges for Manga Translation Evaluation
The paper evaluates whether providing page images to vision-language models improves the detection of errors in Japanese-English manga translation.
Peer-reviewed
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Examines VLM evaluation judges rather than multi-step planning or tool-using agents.
Batch-Paced: Fixed-Budget Batch Decoding in Discrete Diffusion Language Models
The paper proposes Batch-Paced, a method that dynamically allocates decoding compute across batched requests to improve discrete diffusion language model inference.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Focuses on diffusion decoding algorithms rather than multi-step autonomous agent systems.
Fish Audio Drama 3 Technical Report
The paper introduces Fish Audio Drama 3, an open-source text-to-speech model designed for multi-character dialogue, long-form synthesis, and iterative voice revision.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Does not focus on autonomous planning, agents, or tool use.
Machine--human agreement in marking undergraduate assignments is specific to model, prompt and institution
The paper examines machine grading on undergraduate essays across three universities, finding models compress score distributions and vary across institutions.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Does not study multi-step agents, planning, or tool use.
A Benchmark for Bangla Task-Oriented Dialogue Understanding
The paper introduces BanglaTOD, a tri-lingual benchmark for task-oriented dialogue understanding covering Bangla, English, and romanized Banglish across nine service domains.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Focuses on dialogue state tracking rather than autonomous agent planning.
Narrative Lookahead in LLMs: Event-Level Decodability, Predictive Advantage, and Steering
The paper probes language model hidden states across generated stories to test whether models anticipate narrative events multiple steps ahead.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Investigates text generation dynamics, not multi-step agents or tools.
Cheap, Consistent, Calibrated, but Biased? Typed Decision Models as Judges
The paper evaluates typed decision models against standard language model judges to measure how emotional tone and biases affect their evaluation accuracy.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Does not examine agents, planning, or tool use.
SparPR: Runtime KV-Cache Recovery for Resource-Constrained LLM Inference on Consumer Hardware
The paper presents SparPR, a runtime key-value cache recovery mechanism that reduces memory bottlenecks during model inference on consumer hardware.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Does not study multi-step agents, planning, or tool use.
Attacking Only Half the Data: Two-Sided Evaluation of AI-Text Detector Robustness
Evaluates AI text detectors under attacks applied to both human and machine text, revealing high false-positive rates on edited human writing.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Does not cover language model agents or planning.
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.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Does not involve multi-step agent actions or planning.
PACT: A Pragmatic Prompting Framework for Expressive and Voice-Preserving Speech-to-Speech Translation
Presents a pragmatic prompting framework to preserve speaker voice, emotion, and tone during speech-to-speech translation.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Does not cover planning, tool use, or agent workflows.
Are We Testing Too Much? A Survey of Benchmark Compression for Efficient Evaluation of Large Language Models
Surveys methods for compressing large language model benchmarks to reduce evaluation costs while maintaining accurate score estimates.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Does not focus on planning, tools, or agents.
PAINT: A Framework for Multilingual Pain Representation from Medical Licensing Exams to Real-World Clinical Texts
Presents a multilingual framework and dataset spanning four languages to evaluate clinical pain representations across exams and clinical notes.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Does not focus on autonomous multi-step agents or tools.
LegalRewardBench: Benchmarking Reward Models for Legal Preference Evaluation
Introduces a human-verified benchmark to evaluate how accurately reward models judge language model outputs on legal tasks.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Does not study autonomous agents or tool use.
Prompt or Policy? Optimizing Physician Slate Presentations with LLM User Simulators
Develops a simulation framework using persona-guided models to optimize comparative doctor summary presentations for medical patients.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Focuses on presentation optimization rather than autonomous agent systems.
Probing the Geometry of Color Representations in Multilingual Language Models
Probes layer representations in multilingual language models to study whether internal color geometry aligns with human perception or language syntax.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Studies internal representations rather than agent planning or actions.
Pin It on Anyone: Certified Targeted Displacement of Multi-Bit LLM Watermarks Without the Key
Demonstrates an attack method that alters embedded multi-bit text watermarks without knowing the secret generation key.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Does not involve multi-step agent systems or tool use.
Multi-Stream Residual Computation in Diffusion Language Models
Equips diffusion language models with multiple residual streams and adaptive routing to separate visible context from masked token generation.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Focuses on internal model architecture, not agents or multi-step execution.
Revisiting the Estimation of Unigram Surprisal in Computational Psycholinguistics
Proposes estimating both contextual and unigram surprisal from the same language model to reduce estimation mismatch in reading time studies.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Studies computational psycholinguistics and reading times, not LLM agents.
Estimating Surprisal from the Speech Signal
Estimates surprisal directly from continuous speech signals using a speech language model and importance sampling over abstract linguistic units.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Studies psycholinguistic surprisal from speech, not autonomous agents.
Copying Is Not Grounding: Training Faithful Long-Form RAG with Authored-Sentence Credit
Identifies passage copying as a failure mode in long-form retrieval systems and introduces sentence-level credit assignment to encourage genuine grounding.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Focuses on long-form RAG training objectives rather than autonomous agents.
How Safe Is ChatGPT Health Advice? Evidence from Real User Conversations in Four Global South Countries
Evaluates the safety of ChatGPT health advice using real user conversation logs across four Global South countries.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Studies conversational health advice, not autonomous multi-step agents.
Imprinting: Knowledge Distillation Can Shift Student Behavior
Demonstrates that knowledge distillation transfers safety dispositions and behavioral tendencies from teacher models to student models on unrelated tasks.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Studies distillation behavior transfer rather than multi-step agent planning.
Retrieval Disagreement as a Signal: Diagnosing and Steering Multilingual Dense Embedders
Analyzes retrieval divergence across languages in multilingual dense embedders and introduces disagreement-guided steering to align shared-index search results.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Focuses on embedding spaces for dense retrieval rather than agent systems.
How Reliable Are System-One Decisions in Medicine? A Comparative Study of Jev, Jev-like Models, and LLMs
Evaluates fast, system-one decision models and language models across fifteen medical datasets, testing their accuracy, format robustness, and abstention awareness.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Compares rapid decision models on multiple-choice datasets rather than agentic planning.
Empathy Is Not the Scapegoat for Declines in Factuality and Reliability
Examines whether model empathy degrades reliability, showing that warm behavior effects depend on tasks and training approaches rather than an inevitable trade-off.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Analyzes conversational empathy and reliability, not autonomous multi-step agents.
CREATE: Creativity Evaluation of VLMs using the Visual Remote Associates Test
This paper introduces a visual associative test benchmark to evaluate the lateral reasoning and creative association capabilities of vision-language models.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Does not study LLM agents, planning, or tool use.
Decomposing and Predicting Annotation Disagreement in Harmful Content Across Languages
This paper predicts human annotator disagreement on harmful content across multiple languages by extracting interpretable semantic question features with models.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Focuses on predicting annotator disagreement rather than LLM agents.
From Hindsight to Foresight: Dissecting Clinical Evidence Acquisition in Large Language Models
This paper analyzes dynamic clinical evidence gathering in language models, identifying failures in evidence identification, updating, and diagnostic reasoning.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Analyzes diagnostic evidence acquisition failure in LLMs rather than autonomous agent systems.
Breakdown of Conversational Involvement: A Joint Multi-Modal Analysis of Conversation Floors and F-formation Detection with Multiple Features
This paper analyzes multi-person conversational involvement by jointly evaluating speaking floors and spatial formations from multimodal video features.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Studies human social interaction dynamics rather than LLM agents.
Does Pretraining Teach Chemical Language Models Chemistry?
This paper evaluates pretraining on chemical language models across 64 molecular datasets, finding that gains saturate below gradient-boosted tree baselines.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Focuses on chemical language model pretraining rather than LLM agents.
Bayesian Test-Time Inference of Task-Aligned Similarity from Weak Interactive Feedback
This paper proposes a Bayesian method that infers task-aligned similarity metrics at test time using weak interactive feedback.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Focuses on similarity metric inference rather than multi-step agent planning or tool use.
Code-Switching Detection via Language-Selective Dimensions in Speech Foundation Models
This paper presents a method to detect spoken code-switching directly from speech representations using language-selective hidden dimensions.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Focuses on speech audio processing, not language model agents.
On the Monitorability of Natural Language Autoencoders: Identification vs Discrimination
This paper uses referential communication games to analyze why natural language autoencoders fail to provide discriminative oversight of model activations.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Investigates interpretability methods, not autonomous language model agents.
Looking Complete Is Not Being Grounded: Evaluating LLM Sitreps Against Human-Authored Situation Reports
This paper evaluates language-model-generated disaster situation reports against human-written reports using a domain-specific sixteen-slot information schema.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Evaluates report generation quality rather than multi-step autonomous planning agents.
Rubrics from the Task, Verdicts from Evidence: Pointwise Rubric Rewards with Tool-Augmented Judges
This paper proposes a rubric-based reward model that derives criteria strictly from instructions and evaluates responses pointwise using tool assistance.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Focuses on reward modeling and judging rather than autonomous agent systems.
OmniCompass: A Holistic Benchmark for Omni-Modal Video Grounding and Understanding
This paper introduces a benchmark to evaluate multimodal models on joint audio-visual temporal grounding, spatial grounding, and question answering.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Evaluates video grounding and question answering, not agent planning workflows.
Correction Training for Diffusion Models
This paper introduces a learned correction step to reduce error accumulation and the training-inference gap in iterative diffusion model sampling.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Focuses on image diffusion training, not autonomous LLM agents.
VETNET: Assembling Benchmark Datasets for AI-Driven Veterinary Innovation
This paper presents an ecosystem of benchmark datasets and evaluation frameworks to advance machine learning applications in veterinary medicine.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Covers veterinary datasets, not language model agents or multi-agent planning.
Beyond Discrimination: Evaluating Probability Calibration in Radiomics-Image Fusion for Renal Cell Carcinoma Classification
This paper evaluates whether combining radiomics with deep image representations improves probability calibration and discrimination in renal cancer classification models.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Covers medical cancer classification rather than autonomous LLM agents.
Beyond Gate Weights: Decision-Level Interpretation of Radiomics-Image Feature Fusion for RCC Classification
This paper analyzes decision logits in radiomics-image fusion models to distinguish gate weight values from actual feature contributions during cancer classification.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Presents medical image classification rather than autonomous agent systems.
Next-Concept Modeling: Fast, Parallel Coarse-to-Fine Text Generation
This paper introduces a coarse-to-fine text generation method using discrete code hierarchies to accelerate parallel sampling over diffusion language models.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Focuses on core text generation architecture, not autonomous agent systems.
Do you "see" what I "see"? A Multi-panel Visual Question Answer Dataset for Large Language Model Chart Analysis
This paper presents a synthetic multi-panel chart visual question answering dataset to evaluate how multimodal models interpret complex scientific figures.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Tests multimodal models on chart QA without multi-step agent planning.
Visualizing the World Model in an Agent's Value Function
The paper uses counterfactual interventions to visualize and examine implicit environmental concepts learned inside a reinforcement learning agent's value function.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Analyzes classical RL PPO agents in games, not language model agents.
Cross-Modal Latent Influence: Patch-Level Training Sample Attribution for Vision-Language Models
The authors introduce sparse autoencoders to trace multimodal training influence down to specific image regions and text phrases.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Studies model interpretability and attribution, not LLM agents or tool use.
Learnable Low-Rank Polynomial Sketch for Effective Linear Attention
The paper proposes a learnable low-rank polynomial sketch to reduce approximation errors in linear attention mechanisms.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Focuses on transformer linear attention kernels, not agent systems.
CAPTOR: a vision-language foundation model for Chest-Abdomen-Pelvis Oncologic CT
The paper develops and evaluates a multimodal foundation model for interpreting oncologic chest, abdomen, and pelvis CT scans.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Focuses on medical imaging foundation models, not autonomous agents.
Echo: Error-Compensated 4-Bit Tensor-Parallel Communication for LLM Training and Inference
The authors develop an error-compensated 4-bit all-reduce algorithm to reduce communication overhead during distributed model training and inference.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Focuses on distributed GPU communication, not LLM agent systems.
The RNN Homunculus: Learning to Gate Long-Term Memory
The paper studies gate learning in recurrent networks, showing how adding short-dependency samples helps models learn long-range temporal connections.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Explores sequence architecture memory gating, not agent workflows.
GeoFix: Geometry Fixing for 4D Consistent Generation
The authors introduce a framework that uses cross-view depth consistency as a single reward to improve 4D video generation geometry.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Focuses on video generation geometry, not autonomous multi-step agents.
Controllable Diverse Sampling through Pullback Directions
The paper proposes a training-free method leveraging pullback directions to increase sample diversity in conditional diffusion generation.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Deals with diffusion image diversity, not autonomous multi-step agents.
RUBATO: Decoupled Clocks Allow Full-Duplex Models to Think as Fast as They Can
The authors propose decoupled positional encodings enabling full-duplex speech models to run internal thinking streams at hardware-adaptive speeds.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Presents speech architecture encoding, not multi-step tool-using agents.
ConicFlow: constrained Inference-time optimal control for flow matching models
The paper introduces a receding-horizon optimal control algorithm for constrained sampling in flow matching generative models.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Addresses optimal control in flow matching, not agent workflows.
MvFFN: Multi-view Floor plan Feed-forward Network for Unposed Wide-Baseline Panorama Layout Reconstruction
The authors present a feed-forward network that aggregates local wall predictions to reconstruct floor plans from sparse unposed panoramas.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Focuses on 3D layout reconstruction, not autonomous agents.
EV-JEPA: Elastic V-JEPA for Any Device and Cross-Device Inference
The paper presents an elastic vision architecture that dynamically reconfigures width and supports partitionable inference across heterogeneous edge devices.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Proposes vision model architectures, not autonomous multi-step agents.
TraceSampler: Making Sampling Errors Predictable and Correctable for Accelerated Generative Sampling
The paper introduces a post-training residual correction method to predict and correct endpoint errors during low-step generative model sampling.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Deals with continuous-time generative sampling, not autonomous agents.
Actionable Meta-Requirements for AI Robustness Auditing
The paper establishes and validates a set of meta-requirements to guide the design of frameworks for auditing AI system robustness.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Auditing requirements for general AI, not interactive LLM agent workflows.
When Pleasing the User Compromises Care: AI Sycophancy in Caregiver-Mediated Healthcare
The paper benchmarks how caregiver-directed language models compromise medical advice when users express clinically inferior care preferences.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Studies conversational advice drift rather than multi-step tool-using agents.
DexFLEX: Contact-Aware Foundation Controller for Command-Guided Dexterity
The authors present a foundation controller that converts motion drafts into contact-consistent joint commands for dexterous robotic hands.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Focuses on low-level robotic hand control, not language model agents.
Deep learning from a control vantage point
The paper reviews deep learning architectures and training dynamics through the lens of continuous-time nonlinear control theory.
Peer-reviewed
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Surveys control theory connections to deep learning architectures, not agent workflows.
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