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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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Benchmarking Self-Supervised 3D Medical Vision Foundation Models and Transferability Estimation
The paper benchmarks twenty-three self-supervised 3D medical vision foundation models across segmentation, classification, and regression tasks.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Benchmarks 3D medical vision models, not language model agents.
Dissociating Answerability from Extraction in LLM Question Answering over Radiology Reports
The paper introduces an evaluation method that separates question answerability detection from answer span extraction in radiology report question answering.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Studies question answering evaluation, not multi-step autonomous LLM agents.
Chasing Label Shifters: A Change-Aware Framework for Dynamic Graph Node Classification
The paper analyzes why dynamic graph neural networks fail on evolving nodes and introduces a change-aware classification framework.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Addresses dynamic graph neural networks, not language model agents.
RAN-JEPA: An Action-Conditioned World Model for Energy-efficient Mobile Network Control
The paper introduces an action-conditioned world model that separates observation representation learning from intervention learning for mobile network energy control.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Develops a world model for mobile network control, not language model agents.
Taming Softmax at the Limits of Muon: A Unified Approach through Hilbert Geometry
The paper applies Hilbert geometry to constrain activation shifts in softmax layers for stable optimizer updates in language model heads.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Focuses on optimization mathematics for neural network training, not AI agents.
Revisiting the 16x Pretraining Compute Gap between Diffusion and Autoregressive Language Models
The paper re-evaluates the pretraining compute scaling laws between diffusion and autoregressive language models using modern diffusion training designs.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Studies diffusion language model pretraining compute, not multi-step planning or agents.
Tanawpamana: Benchmarking Vision-Language Models on Philippine Cultural Heritage Sites
The paper introduces a dataset and benchmark to evaluate vision-language models on recognizing and answering questions about Philippine cultural heritage sites.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Evaluates static vision-language perception, not autonomous agentic systems.
Morphology-aware deep learning predicts colorectal cancer survival from whole-slide images
The paper introduces a morphology-aware contrastive learning framework to predict five-year colorectal cancer survival from whole-slide pathology images.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Focuses on clinical whole-slide pathology, not autonomous LLM agents.
OpenDepth: Repurposing Image Editing Priors for Robust Open-World Monocular Depth Estimation
The paper presents a monocular depth estimation method that uses image editing priors to improve geometric consistency under environmental perturbations.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Focuses on monocular depth estimation, not LLM-based autonomous agents.
RELAY: Selective Self-Distillation with Adaptive Hand-off for Rubric-Based Reinforcement Learning
The paper proposes a rubric-based reinforcement learning method combining selective teacher distillation with an adaptive hand-off to standard optimization.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Addresses RL alignment algorithms, not agent planning or tool-use workflows.
4LC: 4D Latent Cache for Efficient Conditioning in Dynamic World Modeling
The paper introduces a 4D latent cache to reuse static and dynamic visual representations for efficient conditioning in video generation models.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Focuses on video generation caching, not language-model planning agents.
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.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Focuses on diffusion model sampling, not tool-using or planning agents.
Beyond Bias Scores: Answerability Confounds in Activation Steering with Gradient-Constrained Direction Design (GCD)
Shows that activation steering evaluations can conflate bias reduction with model abstention, introducing a gradient-constrained direction design to isolate preferences.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Studies activation steering and bias metrics, not autonomous agent planning.
RoTA-Bench: Evaluating 3D Spatial Reasoning through Interactive Projection Alignment
Introduces RoTA-Bench to evaluate vision-language models on 3D spatial reasoning through interactive object rotation to match target 2D silhouettes.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Focuses on 3D spatial reasoning evaluation rather than autonomous agent systems.
PrT-Flow: Probability-Tractable Flow Matching for Reinforcement Learning
Proposes PrT-Flow, an invertible flow matching method that enables exact action probability computation for reinforcement learning in robotics.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Focuses on continuous robotic reinforcement learning, not LLM-based autonomous agents.
Encounter-Driven City-Scale Human Mobility Generation with Large Language Models
Introduces EncounterMob, an LLM-based framework that generates human mobility trajectories while preserving both individual routines and multi-person encounter patterns.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Applies LLMs to mobility generation, not agent planning or tool execution.
Dynamic K-Head: Difficulty-Supervised Budget Selection for Continuous Latent Reasoning
Proposes Dynamic K-Head, a question-conditioned budget selector that sets continuous latent reasoning steps based on input difficulty.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Optimizes latent reasoning budgets, not tool use or autonomous agents.
Stable Token-level Scheduling for Serverless LLM Inference
Proposes Token Window Pacing, a serverless scheduling framework that regulates request admissions at the token level to reduce inter-token latency.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Focuses on serverless LLM serving latency, not autonomous planning or tool use.
MedEvo: Medical Reasoning Evolution through Knowledge Navigation
Proposes MedEvo, an iterative training framework that repairs multimodal medical reasoning trajectories using minimal hints and taxonomy-guided feedback.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Focuses on medical multimodal fine-tuning, not autonomous agents.
zPocket: Better Pocket Finding with Frozen Co-Folding Features
Introduces the PocketWatch benchmark and zPocket, an approach training pocket-prediction heads on frozen representations from protein co-folding models.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Focuses on protein-ligand binding pockets, not LLM agents.
LeanPRM: Lean-Grounded Process Supervision for Natural Language Proof Verification
Presents LeanPRM, a method using the Lean proof assistant to generate step-level correctness labels for training natural-language mathematical proof verifiers.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Focuses on mathematical proof step-verification, not multi-step agent actions.
Understanding Gene Expression-to-Image Learning: Spatial Structure and Information Fidelity
Studies the trade-off between spatial smoothness and gene-level fidelity when mapping single-cell RNA sequencing profiles to images for neural networks.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Focuses on genomics and RNA representations, not LLM agents.
A Node Embedding Framework for Model-Centric Conformance Checking in Process Mining
Introduces a graph embedding and Procrustes alignment framework to provide a bounded metric for evaluating discovered process models against ground truth.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Presents process mining graph methods, not LLM agents.
From Token Correction to Claim Admission: Training-Free Hallucination Mitigation for Large Vision-Language Models
Proposes a training-free framework that mitigates vision-language model hallucinations by admitting claims only when supported relative to a visual-null input.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Focuses on vision-language hallucination, not tool-using agents.
Where Small Mistakes Matter: Quantifying State Criticality for Imitation Learning
Develops SCRIM, a method quantifying state criticality in imitation learning by measuring downstream value degradation under bounded action perturbations.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Addresses general imitation learning theory rather than LLM-based agents.
ECG-RSI: Recursive Self-Improvement through Targeted Electrocardiogram Waveform Evolution
Proposes a recursive self-improvement framework for electrocardiogram analysis models combining verified synthetic waveform edits with targeted intervention selection.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Focuses on ECG waveform classification rather than agent systems.
Safety for Whom? Benchmarking Understanding Beyond Refusal in Egocentric Multimodal Assistants
This paper introduces a benchmark to evaluate whether egocentric multimodal assistants understand who is harmed rather than solely tracking output refusal.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Studies multimodal assistant safety rather than agent planning or tools.
CoCA: Criterion-Aware Credit Assignment for Rubric-Based Reinforcement Learning
This paper proposes a credit-assignment method that uses rubric evaluation outcomes to allocate token-level advantages during reinforcement learning.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Addresses RL credit assignment, not multi-step agent planning.
Explore with Memory, Learn without It: In-Context Exploration and Self-Distillation for LLM Reasoning
This paper presents a reinforcement learning approach that uses in-context dynamic memory during rollouts and self-distillation to accelerate reasoning exploration.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Focuses on RLVR exploration and self-distillation rather than agent workflows.
Train for Many, Update with One: Improving Multi-Sample Reasoning via Fenchel-Bregman Posterior Learning
This paper introduces a posterior learning approach that improves multi-sample reasoning coverage by updating models using single posterior draws.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Focuses on multi-sample posterior optimization, not multi-step agent systems.
DuplexAct: How Interactive Are Frontier Full-Duplex Spoken Language Models?
This paper presents a benchmark with an action taxonomy to evaluate the interactive conversation capabilities of full-duplex spoken language models.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Focuses on spoken conversational turn-taking, not tool-using or planning agents.
HiSTOR: Structured Treatment-outcome Representation Learning for High-Dimensional Longitudinal Data
This paper proposes an end-to-end framework integrating nonlinear dimension reduction with longitudinal counterfactual prediction for high-dimensional observational data.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Deals with causal inference for longitudinal data, not LLM agents.
Auditing Failure Attribution: Label Predictability and Judge Behavior
This paper provides four auditing tests to determine whether failure-attribution judges actually perform multi-step checks or merely rely on spurious surface cues.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Focuses on auditing LLM evaluation judges rather than multi-step planning agents.
I3L: Iterative Interactive Imitation Learning for Whole-Body Mobile Manipulation
This paper presents a system combining interactive human corrections with iterative policy retraining for long-horizon whole-body mobile robot manipulation.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Focuses on physical robot teleoperation and imitation learning, not LLM agents.
Gaussian Process Bandits for AI System Optimization with Selectively Verified Feedback
This paper proposes Gaussian process bandit algorithms with selective verification audits to optimize AI system configurations under noisy evaluations.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Proposes a Bayesian optimization method for audit designs, not LLM agent systems.
Autonomous 3D Visual-Thermal Inspection for Utility-Scale Solar Farms
This paper presents an autonomous system combining LiDAR SLAM, visual imagery, and thermal sensing to inspect under-panel components of solar farms.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Focuses on robotics and sensor fusion rather than language model planning and tool use.
Efficiently Learning To Reason or Not to Reason: Root-token Policy Optimization for Adaptive Thinking
This paper presents an optimization method that trains models to decide when to invoke reasoning tokens, reducing unnecessary thinking overhead.
Peer-reviewed
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Focuses on token-level policy optimization for reasoning generation rather than multi-step agents.
Posterior-Averaged Bellman Flow Matching for Distributional Critics
This paper proposes a flow-matching method that averages Bellman target directions under a posterior distribution to improve reinforcement learning critics.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Focuses on theoretical reinforcement learning distributional critics, not LLM agents.
GIFT-Eval-CTX: A Benchmark For Contextual Forecasting Model Evaluation
This paper introduces a benchmark to evaluate whether forecasting models can incorporate forward-looking contextual information into accurate time-series predictions.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Forecasting benchmark paper; agentic pipelines are used merely to build annotations.
Same Attack, Different Judge: A First Controlled Adversarial Comparison of Jev, LLM Judges, and Purpose-Built Safety Classifiers
This paper conducts an adversarial evaluation comparing a probability-based safety judge against large language model judges and safety classifiers across multiple attack types.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Evaluates safety classification tools rather than multi-step agent planning or tool use.
Checking the Checkers: A Synthesis of Verifier Noise and Robustness in RLVR
This survey analyzes how verifier noise affects reinforcement learning with verifiable rewards across 58 studies and summarizes practical mitigation techniques.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Surveys verifier noise in RLVR rather than building or deploying LLM agents.
QK-Edit: Revisiting Attention-based Injection in MM-DiT for Image and Video Editing
Introduces QK-Edit, a training-free query-key attention manipulation method for text-guided image and video editing in multimodal diffusion transformers.
Peer-reviewed
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Focuses on diffusion-based image and video editing, not language model agents.
Diff Diffusion: Predicting Edit Paths with Diffusion Models for Efficient Code Editing
Proposes Diff Diffusion, a diffusion-based model that predicts localized code edit sequences rather than regenerating entire source files.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Focuses on diffusion models for code editing rather than multi-step agent planning or tool use.
A Tutorial on Quantum Amplitude Embedding with Data Re-Uploading
Provides a tutorial analyzing theoretical expressiveness gains and parameter tradeoffs when re-uploading data in quantum amplitude embedding architectures.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Presents a tutorial on quantum amplitude embeddings, unrelated to AI agents.
FASHION-RQ: Mining Hierarchical Semantic Structure for Automated Evaluation of Fashion Retrieval
Introduces FASHION-RQ, an automated framework deriving hierarchical evaluation benchmarks for fashion retrieval directly from catalog structures.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Covers fashion search retrieval, not autonomous planning agents.
MMTA: Benchmarking Multimodal Temporal Analysis with Time Series, Text, and Vision
Releases MMTA, a multimodal benchmark testing the ability of language models to jointly analyze time series, text, and visual data.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Evaluates multimodal model perception on time series, not tool-using agents.
TStruct: Learning Shared Temporal Structures for Long-Term Time-Series Forecasting
Proposes TStruct, a network that captures recurring temporal relationship structures across variables to improve long-term time-series forecasting.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Deals with time-series forecasting, not LLM agents or planning.
RT-J: Large-Scale Pretraining of Relational Transformers for Context-Efficient Predictions
Presents RT-J, a relational transformer pretrained on diverse databases to achieve strong in-context table predictions with few sample examples.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Presents a tabular foundation model, not an autonomous agent system.
Cross-Lingual Transfer of Evil Vectors Is Directionally Asymmetric
Shows that evil persona vectors extracted from low-resource languages transfer poorly and fail to steer model behavior effectively across languages.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Studies persona activation vectors, not multi-step agent planning.
Evaluating the Causal Faithfulness of SHAP as a Candidate Attribution Method for SAE Features
Evaluates SHAP attribution methods on sparse autoencoder features, finding weak correspondence with direct causal feature intervention in language models.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Focuses on mechanistic interpretability of SAEs, not autonomous agents.
PaceReasoner: Label-Free Learning to Answer Briefly from Long Reasoning
Introduces PaceReasoner, using long reasoning outputs during test-time reinforcement learning to boost the accuracy of brief, low-latency model answers.
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AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Focuses on reasoning distillation and length control, not tool use or agents.
Visual Dependence Does Not Imply Answerability: A Systematic Analysis of Answerability Signals in Frozen InstructBLIP
Analyzes answerability signals in frozen visual question answering models, finding standard confidence and alignment metrics fail to reliably detect unanswerable inputs.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Analyzes question-answering behavior in VLMs, not agentic planning systems.
DriveWLA: Unifying Future Dynamics and Scene Semantics through World-Language-Action Modeling for Autonomous Driving
Introduces DriveWLA, a mixture-of-transformers architecture unifying scene semantics, future dynamic prediction, and vehicle trajectory planning.
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AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Deals with autonomous driving trajectory planning, not general LLM tool-use agents.
SpecCloak: Probing Harmful Code Generation through Engineering Specifications
Finds that framing malicious coding prompts as engineering specifications systematically reduces language model refusal rates across multiple models.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Studies refusal mechanisms in code generation, not agent planning workflows.
LinMorph: Learning to Morph Weights for Efficient Video DiT Linearization
Proposes LinMorph, a learnable weight transformation method to initialize linear attention models from pretrained video diffusion transformers efficiently.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Covers diffusion transformer linearization, not tool-using or planning agents.
CineMem: Attention-Aligned Fine-grained Memory Retrieval for Multi-Shot Long Video Generation
Introduces CineMem, an attention-aligned memory retrieval framework using clustered KV caches for autoregressive multi-shot long video generation.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Focuses on video generation cache retrieval, not autonomous planning agents.
GLST: Global-Local Spatio-Temporal Memory Decomposition Framework for Online Chained-Goal Navigation
Presents a memory decomposition framework separating spatio-temporal beliefs to support autonomous robot navigation under evolving online goals.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Focuses on robotic spatial navigation, not LLM planning or tool-use agents.
MERIT: Multimodal Evidence Reasoning over Image Tables
Proposes MERIT, a framework using visual table reasoning and adapted encoders to extract information directly from table images.
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AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Focuses on visual table understanding, not multi-step agent planning.
AI-Enhanced Hyperspectral Imaging for Intraoperative Detection of Low-Grade Glioma: A Clinical Study
The clinical study compares hyperspectral and RGB imaging for intraoperative detection of low-grade gliomas during brain tumor surgery.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Addresses surgical tumor classification, not autonomous language agents.
HaloBlock: Faster and Better Decoding for Diffusion Large Language Models
HaloBlock allocates adaptive context halo regions across blocks to smooth context transitions and improve diffusion language model decoding.
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AI agents
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Focuses on decoding algorithms for diffusion LLMs, not planning agents.
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