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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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REDaCT: Collapse-Free Unlearning in Large Reasoning Models
Proposes an inference-time unlearning method that detects leaks and injects corrective embeddings into large reasoning model traces.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Focuses on unlearning in reasoning models rather than multi-step tool-using agents.
Representation Alignment from a Few Paired Data via Distilled Optimal Transport
Aligns independently pretrained unimodal encoders using a few paired anchors and distilled entropic optimal transport.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Addresses cross-modal representation alignment, not LLM agents, planning, or tool use.
Efficient Audio-Visual Speech Enhancement via Reinforcement Learning-Based Neural Architecture Search
Uses reinforcement learning-based neural architecture search to discover compact models for audio-visual speech enhancement.
Peer-reviewed
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Applies neural architecture search to speech enhancement, not LLM agent systems.
COFFEQA: Counterfactual-Guided Few-Shot Distillation for LLM Question Answering
Introduces a counterfactual-guided few-shot distillation framework to train smaller question-answering language models using limited training samples.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Focuses on knowledge distillation for question answering, not multi-step LLM planning or agent systems.
Neural networks are more modular than single neurons suggest
Proposes a hierarchy of modularity to identify functional modular organization in neural networks lacking single-neuron specialization.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Analyzes internal neural network modularity at the subspace level, not agentic planning or tools.
Towards Defining, Measuring, and Leveraging Creativity in AI Applications
Proposes formal mathematical postulates and definitions to measure and operationalize computational creativity across domains.
Peer-reviewed
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Proposes a mathematical definition of computational creativity, not autonomous LLM agents.
When Generative Models Act as Simulators
Investigates mappings between generative model latent states and simulator states to enable controllable environment simulation.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Explores latent state editability in generative models, not LLM agent workflows or tool use.
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.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Focuses on internal representation regularization during self-distillation, not multi-step agent architectures.
Localized Generative Design of Ship Hulls with Diffusion Models and High-Fidelity Assessment
Applies a reward-directed diffusion model to optimize localized ship hull geometry evaluated by automated fluid dynamics simulations.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Focuses on ship hull design using diffusion models, not multi-step LLM agents or tool use.
One-Step Text Generation by Seq-Drifting
Proposes a sequence-drifting framework to generate full text sequences in a single forward pass from Gaussian noise.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Proposes a non-autoregressive text generation diffusion method, not autonomous agents.
Mind the Spatial Gap: A Benchmark for Geospatial Reasoning and Constrained Spatial Editing
Presents a benchmark using real urban data to evaluate multimodal language models on spatial reasoning and constrained editing.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Presents a benchmark for spatial reasoning and editing, not multi-step tool-using agents.
DeFiRank: Federated Pairwise Ranking for Governance in Decentralized Financial Networks
Proposes a federated pairwise ranking framework for institutions to evaluate decentralized finance participants without sharing transaction data.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Proposes federated pairwise ranking for blockchain governance, not LLM agents.
AI-Mediation in Retail Markets: Revenue Effects and Assortment Optimization
Studies the impact of AI shopping assistant mediation on retail product assortment planning and business revenue.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Economic study of retail assortment planning under AI recommenders, not agent architectures.
Teaching neural decoders with language
Uses natural language class descriptions as supervision to train neural decoders for brain-computer interfaces across multiple modalities.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Deals with brain-computer interface neural decoders rather than LLM agents.
Learning More by Training Less: Uncertainty-Guided Progressive Contraction for Efficient Reasoning Post-Training
Presents an uncertainty-guided framework to compress reasoning supervision trajectories and reduce reasoning post-training costs.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Focuses on reasoning post-training data selection, not autonomous agent execution.
Surfing the Activation Wave: Analyzing the Information and Geometry of LLM Hidden States for Speculative Decoding
Proposes matrix-entropy and kernel alignment criteria to select optimal layer subsets of hidden states for speculative decoding.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Focuses on speculative decoding acceleration, not autonomous agent planning or actions.
MathVis: Can AI Reason through Drawing? A Benchmark for Mathematical Figure Generation
Presents a benchmark to evaluate language models on generating mathematical figures and diagram-assisted reasoning across frontier problems.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Evaluates model reasoning via drawing rather than autonomous multi-step agent systems.
MotionCoach: Constructing Multimodal Guidance for Video Professional Motion Editing
Proposes a multimodal agent providing grounded prompts and video clips to guide video editing models in professional sports motions.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Uses an agent workflow as a tool for video editing rather than studying autonomous agents.
Beyond Semantic IDs: Finite-Beam Reachability and Continuous-Query Generation in Generative Recommendation
Proposes continuous-query generation paradigms to eliminate reachability constraints caused by finite-beam decoding over discrete semantic IDs in recommendation.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Concerns recommendation system retrieval architecture, not LLM agents taking environment actions.
The Evidence Anchoring Boundary: Where Visual Interventions Matter and When They Help in Multimodal LLMs
Analyzes layer-wise visual interventions in multimodal language models to identify where visual edits effectively reduce hallucinations.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Investigates internal representation interventions in vision-language decoders, not agent planning.
What Should SFT Learn? Conditional Information Gain for Generalizable Post-Training
Introduces an information-theoretic framework to reweight supervised fine-tuning data based on conditional information gain.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Addresses general supervised fine-tuning techniques, not agent planning or tool use.
Benchmarking Embedding Geometries and Clustering Algorithms for Unsupervised Patent Claim Classification
Compares hyperbolic and Euclidean embeddings for unsupervised patent representation to improve cross-category prior-art discovery.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Study of embedding geometry and clustering for patent search, not multi-step tool-using agents.
Scaling Empowered Agents
Presents a scalable method to maximize agent empowerment by guiding agents toward states affording numerous executable skills.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Studies RL empowerment and skill learning in environments like Crafter, not LLM agent systems.
Provenance-Aware Belief Updating in Human-AI Feedback Loops
Introduces a training objective enabling language models to update beliefs using report lineage rather than raw citation repetition.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Investigates Bayesian belief updates from relayed inputs, not multi-step autonomous agents.
Generalized Proximal Policy Optimization: Unifying LLM RL Algorithms from the Perspective of Divergence
Proposes a generalized f-divergence trust-region framework to unify and stabilize reinforcement learning algorithms for LLM post-training.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Presents a theoretical RL optimization framework, not autonomous multi-step agents or tool use.
Don't Guess, Just Ask: Evaluating Interactive Requirement Clarification for Repository-Level Software Development
Introduces a benchmark to evaluate how effectively LLMs clarify ambiguous user requirements in repository-level software development tasks.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Focuses on requirement clarification benchmarks rather than multi-step autonomous agent architectures.
GeoGR: Spatial-Semantic Token Compression and Group Routing for Efficient 3D VLMs
Proposes spatial-semantic token compression and layer routing to accelerate 3D vision-language model inference across multi-view inputs.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Addresses 3D vision-language representation compression, not autonomous multi-step agents.
CoBe: A Benchmark For Conversational Counterfactual Text Editing
Presents a conversational benchmark testing whether models can edit text under counterfactual changes while preserving unaffected factual details.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Assesses counterfactual text rewriting models, not multi-step autonomous agents or tool use.
Evolving Creatives with Clicks: CTR-Driven Advertising image Editing via Attribute Disentanglement and Preference Alignment
Proposes an advertising image editing method that identifies and selectively refines visual attributes driving click-through rates.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Focuses on CTR-driven image editing rather than autonomous planning or agent tool use.
Attention Sees, MLP Refuses: Tracing the Attention-to-MLP Safety Pathway in LLMs
Investigates internal transformer mechanisms, showing attention updates decode harmfulness while MLP layers primarily drive refusal token generation.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Investigates internal transformer layer mechanics, not autonomous multi-step agents or tool use.
SWEAR: Section-Wise Efficient Audio Reasoning via Self-Rated Difficulty
Presents a difficulty-aware framework that allocates reasoning steps across sections to improve efficiency in large audio-language models.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Examines internal token-budget allocation for audio reasoning, not agent planning or tool use.
Does Location Matter? A Black-Box Causal Audit Reveals Model-Dependent Audio Grounding in LALM Hallucination
Audits audio-language model hallucination mitigations by testing localized acoustic evidence ablation against baseline methods across model architectures.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Studies multimodal audio-language decoding and hallucination, not tool-using or autonomous agent systems.
Continually Post-training Small Models via Synthetic Self-distillation
Proposes a synthetic self-distillation method using a slightly larger aligner to enable continual post-training in small language models.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Focuses on continual post-training distillation, not agentic planning, multi-step actions, or tool use.
Looking Ahead and Back: Anticipatory Generative Modeling for Road-Network Trajectories
Introduces an anticipatory generative modeling approach for road networks to improve realistic next-transition selection in trajectory generation.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Investigates trajectory generation on road graphs rather than LLM-based autonomous agents or tool use.
DP-MIND: Differentially private memory-guided Long context Inference
Proposes a memory-guided differential privacy framework enabling private inference over million-token contexts in LLM-as-a-service settings.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Focuses on private long-context inference and memory mechanisms, not multi-step agent planning or tool use.
VIGOR: Verifiable Industrial Geometry Optimization and Repair in Scene Programs
Introduces an execution-grounded dataset and method to repair geometric and engineering constraint violations in LLM-generated industrial scene programs.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Focuses on scene program synthesis and geometric solver optimization rather than interactive agents.
AdaC-GRPO: Towards Mastering Long-Horizon Visual Sudoku Puzzles via Adaptive Curriculum Learning
Introduces an adaptive curriculum reinforcement learning method to train multimodal models on long-horizon visual Sudoku reasoning tasks.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Focuses on post-training multimodal LLMs via RLVR, not autonomous multi-step tool-using agents.
Does Learning Recurrent Networks Matter in Partially Observable RL?
Investigates whether frozen recurrent networks can provide sufficient memory for partially observable reinforcement learning without end-to-end training.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Studies recurrent architectures in POMDP reinforcement learning, not LLM agents.
Beyond Actions: Learning Future Operation Targets for Vision-Language-Action Models
Introduces AFCE, training vision-language-action policies to predict future physical effects rather than raw action chunks directly.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Focuses on robotic low-level policy action control rather than autonomous LLM agents.
ReSFlow: Rectifying Categorical Flows on Statistical Manifolds for One-Step Generation
Introduces ReSFlow, rectifying categorical flows along geodesic trajectories on statistical manifolds to enable one-step discrete generation.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Focuses on continuous generative flow mathematics, not LLM agents or planning.
How Reliable are AMR Parser Outputs? Uncertainty Estimation for AMR Parsing
Studies uncertainty estimation for abstract meaning representation parsers using top-k beam candidates and prediction rejection ratios.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Does not study autonomous agents, tool use, or multi-agent collaboration.
Tabular Foundation Models Are Effectively Shallow
Analyzes tabular foundation models and shows most transformer layers can be replaced with affine translators without sacrificing performance.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Does not evaluate multi-step planning, tool-using, or interactive agents.
BoundaryEvo: Data-Model Co-Evolution at the Capability Boundary for Long-Chain Reasoning Distillation
Proposes BoundaryEvo, dynamically adapting training data around a student model's evolving capability boundary during long-chain reasoning distillation.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Does not focus on multi-step tool-use agents or multi-agent planning systems.
PRIME: Pre-Retrieval Index Modeling Enhancement for Structured Document Retrieval-Real
Proposes PRIME, an index-side optimization framework using semantic restructuring and deterministic metadata synthesis to improve document retrieval.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Mentions agents in passing; main focus is index-side retrieval enhancement for documents.
Agreement Without Alignment: Label-Free Rubric Clarification Increases LLM-Judge Consensus but Not Agreement with Humans
Evaluates a label-free rubric clarification method, finding it increases consensus among LLM judges without improving agreement with human evaluations.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Studies LLM evaluation panels rather than multi-step tool-using autonomous agents.
AlphaNIST: Emergent Assembly Skills from Binary Task Rewards
Evaluates whether robotic manipulation agents can learn complex multi-step assembly skills purely from sparse binary task rewards.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Focuses on reinforcement learning for robotic manipulation, not LLM-based autonomous planning agents.
In-Context Learning for System Identification: Probabilistic Formulation, Long-Sequence Handling, and Benchmark Validation
Develops a probabilistic transformer meta-learning architecture to perform zero-shot system identification directly from long training sequence contexts.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Studies in-context learning for classical dynamical system identification, not language model agents.
CNN-Transformer with Sigmoid Label for High-Resolution Sub-Degree DOA Estimation
Combines a CNN-Transformer network with a continuous sigmoid label encoding to overcome grid quantization errors in direction-of-arrival estimation.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Addresses signal processing direction-of-arrival estimation using CNN-Transformers, not LLM agents.
Local Diagnostics of Learned Event Representations for Anomaly Detection at the HL-LHC
Evaluates neural embedding and diagnostic strategies to interpret detected anomalies in high-luminosity collider particle physics data.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Focuses on high-energy particle physics collision representations, not language model agents.
Collective Autonomous Vehicle Routing Needs Social Awareness for Coexistence with Human Drivers
Incorporates marginal-cost rewards into multi-agent reinforcement learning to reduce autonomous vehicle travel times without worsening human driver delays.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Investigates traditional multi-agent reinforcement learning for vehicle routing, not language model agents.
SqueezeBench: Saturation-Resilient Evaluation of Mathematical Capability
Introduces SqueezeBench, a saturation-resilient benchmark for formal mathematical reasoning where new accepted proofs dynamically raise the target bounds.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Focuses on Lean-verified mathematical evaluation rather than LLM agent planning or tool actions.
When MLLMs miss what humans read: diagnosing and learning to read squint text
Investigates multimodal LLM failures on squint-readable low-frequency text and provides a diagnostic benchmark alongside training interventions.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Studies visual text reading deficiencies in vision-language models, not agent planning or tool use.
Branching On-Policy Distillation
Introduces BranchOPD, which branches student rollouts from shared prefixes at uncertain decision points to improve on-policy distillation efficiency.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Focuses on an on-policy distillation training method rather than agent planning or multi-agent architectures.
Beyond Temporal Proximity: Explanatory World Models for Credit Assignment in Reinforcement Learning
Presents Explanatory World Models, using language model causal explanations to redistribute reinforcement learning rewards across distant actions.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Focuses on reinforcement learning credit assignment for recommender systems rather than LLM agent workflows.
Retrieval-Augmented Multimodal Language Model with Heterogeneous Evidence Integration for Clinical Prognosis
Proposes PRISM, a multimodal clinical prognostic model combining patient records with retrieved population-level embedding memory banks.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Introduces a predictive multimodal clinical model rather than an interactive multi-step planning agent.
Causal Effect Identifiability in Causal Abstractions: A Strict Hierarchy of Criteria
Formalizes a theoretical hierarchy of identifiability criteria for estimating causal effects across equivalence classes of causal graphs.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Focuses purely on theoretical causal graph abstraction criteria without language model agents or planning.
Beyond Domain-Routed Supervision: Cross-Teacher Guarding for Multi-Teacher On-Policy Distillation
Proposes Road MOPD, using non-routed teachers as cross-domain critics to resolve gradient conflicts in multi-teacher on-policy distillation.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Focuses on multi-teacher knowledge distillation training algorithms rather than multi-step agent planning or tool use.
Defence against the dark arts of distillation: Unsupervised discovery of subliminal learning
Introduces an unsupervised method to identify and remove subliminally transferred traits from model parameter updates during knowledge distillation.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Deals with parameter-space trait extraction during distillation rather than autonomous LLM agents.
Constructing Pareto Frontiers of Optimal Reasoning Termination Methods for Overthinking in Reasoning Models
Develops Step-wise Truncation Probing and termination strategies to quantify and mitigate accuracy degradation from overthinking in reasoning models.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Studies reasoning termination dynamics and token budgets rather than tool-using autonomous agents.
AudioTETRIS: Token Elimination via Transitional Importance Signals for Efficient Audio LLMs
Proposes AudioTETRIS, a training-free token pruning framework that uses acoustic transition signals to compress audio representations efficiently.
Preprint
AI agents
via arxiv · 12 Oct, 16:28
Not relevant
Proposes token elimination in audio encoders rather than multi-step agent planning or tools.
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