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

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HGA-Quant: Heterogeneity-Aware Quantization for AutoRegressive Visual Generation Models
The paper introduces a post-training quantization framework for autoregressive visual generation models to retain image quality under low precision.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Focuses on post-training quantization rather than safety, guardrails, or alignment.
CHEAR: Confusion-Hierarchy Evidence-Aware Reasoning for Cost-Efficient Human Activity Recognition
The paper introduces CHEAR, an activity recognition framework that pre-organizes confusion hierarchies offline to reduce inference costs.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Addresses activity recognition efficiency, not AI safety or alignment.
SuperAI: Merging Capabilities Across Heterogeneous Foundation Models
The paper introduces SuperAI, a framework to merge complementary capabilities across heterogeneous foundation models using low-dimensional subspace alignment.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Focuses on model weight/representation merging, not safety or alignment.
Anchor-and-Harvest Curriculum: A Fully Unmasked Non-LLM Curriculum for Craftax
The paper introduces a rule-based curriculum training system that improves reinforcement learning performance on Craftax without language models.
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AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Studies RL game performance, not safety or guardrails.
ZOIF: Zeroth-Order Influence Function Estimation for LLM Data Selection Using Only Forward Passes
The paper introduces a zeroth-order influence function framework to enable memory-efficient training data selection using only forward passes.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Focuses on efficient data selection math rather than deployment safety or jailbreaks.
MultiFlow: Vision-Driven Multimodal fMRI Encoding via Stimulus-Informed Source Flow Matching
The paper introduces MultiFlow, a generative framework that models distributions of fMRI neural responses using stimulus-informed flow matching.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Covers biological fMRI prediction, not AI safety or deployment guardrails.
StimFlow: Synthesizing Brain Activity from Images via Stimulus-conditioned Flow Matching
The paper presents StimFlow, using conditional flow matching to synthesize fMRI brain activity directly in voxel space from visual stimuli.
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AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Deals with brain signal generation, not AI deployment safety.
CodeWalk: Generating Coding Benchmarks by Walking a Problem Graph
The paper presents CodeWalk, a method to create challenging coding benchmarks at low cost by programmatically composing verified atomic problems.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Focuses on programming task generation rather than safety guardrails or robustness.
Gugak-VocalSet: A Multi-Genre Studio-Quality Dataset of Korean Traditional Singing with Sigimsae Annotations
The paper releases a studio-quality audio dataset of Korean traditional singing with dense annotations for vocal expressions and melodic contour.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Concerns music transcription, not AI safety or deployment risks.
Siam-ALS: An Explainable Siamese Deep Learning Framework for Early ALS Detection Using EEG and Eye-Tracking Signals
The paper introduces an explainable Siamese deep learning framework combining synchronized EEG and eye-tracking signals for early ALS detection.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Covers biomedical classification rather than AI system safety and reliability.
A Sovereign, Indic-First, Reasoning Model
The paper presents a hybrid language model adapted for reasoning, instruction following, and tool use across English and eight Indian languages.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Focuses on multilingual reasoning rather than AI deployment safety.
Fewer Bits, More Tries: Recovering Capability Under Memory Constraints
This paper shows that running multiple parallel attempts with a smaller model can match the coding accuracy of much larger models.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Studies test-time search trade-offs, not safety, guardrails, or alignment.
In-Place Indic Tokenizer Expansion and Continual Pretraining of Nemotron-3-Nano-30B-A3B
This paper details vocabulary expansion and continual pretraining techniques to adapt an open language model across eight Indic languages.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Covers language pretraining without evaluating deployment safety or guardrails.
Analyzing the Dynamics of WSBM-based Echo State Networks using InputDSA
This paper analyzes the computational dynamics of biologically structured modular reservoir networks using a comparative dynamic similarity framework.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Analyzes recurrent neural network dynamics, not deployment safety risks.
E8 Lattice Key Quantization for Low-Bit KV-Cache Compression
This paper presents a lattice vector quantization method that compresses attention key-value caches to two bits while preserving model quality.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Focuses on cache compression techniques, not deployment safety.
A Decade of PhotoMappers: A Longitudinal Study of Crowdsourced Disaster Photos Geolocalization with Vision-Language Models and Geospatial Reasoning
This study analyzes a decade of crowdsourced disaster photos to evaluate vision-language models against human geographic reasoning for location estimation.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Focuses on image geolocalization, not safety or guardrails.
State Representation Shapes Long-Horizon Agent Learning and Transfer: An Empirical Study
This empirical study evaluates how compact versus full state representations affect the ability of language model agents to learn long-horizon workflows.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Examines workflow state representations, not safety or guardrail risks.
CoverSynth: Coverage-Guided Generation of Retrieval Evaluation Sets
This paper introduces a synthetic data generation and assessment framework designed to produce comprehensive evaluation benchmarks for enterprise retrieval systems.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Addresses evaluation set generation rather than safety guardrails.
SpecFit: Not All Draft Tokens Cost the Same in Offloaded MoE Inference
This paper proposes a speculative decoding tree selection strategy that accounts for host-to-device transfer costs during offloaded mixture-of-experts inference.
Preprint
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Focuses on inference speedup rather than deployment safety risks.
Pessimistic Latent Task-aware Optimization for Robust Offline Meta-Reinforcement Learning
This paper proposes a pessimistic offline meta-reinforcement learning method that generates synthetic off-support latents to improve out-of-distribution task transfer.
Preprint
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Addresses reinforcement learning distribution shifts, not deployment safety guardrails.
World Modeling through Spectral Alignment
This paper introduces a world-modeling framework that uses kernel similarity to control which physical properties are preserved in learned embeddings.
Preprint
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Investigates representation learning, not deployment safety or reliability risks.
BridgeCodec: Mamba Enhanced Neural Audio Codec with Schrödinger Bridge at Low Bitrate
This paper proposes an optimal-transport bridge framework to translate audio representations directly between mismatched neural codecs at low bitrates.
Preprint
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Addresses audio cross-codec translation, not AI deployment safety.
Scalable Robust MCTS with Anytime Deterministic Optimality Guarantees
This paper develops an online tree search method providing deterministic anytime bounds for robust planning under uncertain transition dynamics.
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AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Addresses classic MDP transition uncertainty, not deployed AI safety guardrails.
SkillFusion: Towards Reliable Multi-Skill Composition for LLM Agents
This paper introduces an offline compiler that detects conflicts and merges multiple agent skills into a single coherent capability.
Preprint
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Addresses multi-skill composition rather than deployment safety and robustness.
When Skills Remain But Access Fails: Factorized Skill Memory for Continual Skill Internalization
This paper investigates catastrophic forgetting in continual agent skill learning and proposes a factorized memory architecture to preserve procedural execution.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Addresses continual learning of skills rather than safety guardrails.
The Imperishable Record, Forgiveness, and the Future of Criminal Justice
This paper examines how persistent digital records and AI influence individual futures, proposing legal and conceptual limits on the eternal use of criminal data.
Preprint
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Presents legal and philosophical arguments, not deployment safety engineering.
Large Decision Models: Repurposing Large Language Models as Single-Pass Decision Makers
This paper adapts language models into single-pass decision-makers that output explicit probability distributions over task labels specified at run time.
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AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Focuses on inference speedup and decision schemas, not safety.
Data Portability Revisited: Toward the Human-Centric, AI-Driven Data Ecosystems of Tomorrow
This article analyzes current legal and technical frameworks for data portability, arguing for a human-centric approach to personal data governance in AI.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Examines legal data rights rather than AI deployment safety risks.
CacheLink: Functional KV Transport for Zero-Prefill Cross-Model Context Handoff
This paper introduces a method to translate key-value caches between different language models, enabling context handoffs without reprocessing input tokens.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Focuses on KV cache serving efficiency, not deployment safety.
SARATHI: Decoupled Data-Free Probing and Adaptive Reconstruction for Structured LLM Pruning
This paper presents a structured pruning framework that decouples data-free neuron selection from localized weight reconstruction to reduce model memory requirements.
Preprint
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Focuses on post-training model compression, not safety.
OceanFlow: Coherent Flow Matching for Probabilistic Ocean Modeling
The paper proposes a flow matching framework for probabilistic global ocean modeling to generate calibrated conditional ensembles.
Preprint
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Focuses on geophysical dynamics, not AI deployment safety.
Improving the Bounds on Approximating Weighted Maximin Share for Chores
The paper establishes improved approximation bounds and polynomial-time algorithms for allocating indivisible chores fairly among weighted agents.
Preprint
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Studies mathematical fair division, not AI safety or robustness.
ELECT: Settling Identity Before Rendering for Scalable Story Visualization
The paper proposes a training-free method establishing entity identity before final rendering to maintain visual consistency across long storyboards.
Preprint
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Concerns story visualization efficiency, not AI safety.
Self-Representation Alignment in Diffusion Models for Video Background Music Generation
The paper introduces an internal feature alignment loss for diffusion models to improve background music generation from video inputs.
Preprint
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Addresses generative media alignment, not AI deployment safety.
Inverse Garment Design with Visual Agents
The paper introduces an agentic system that reconstructs multi-layer 3D garment sewing patterns from a single image using simulation feedback.
Preprint
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Focuses on garment modeling, not AI safety or guardrails.
CondMSP: Condition-Informed and Resource-Aware Inorganic Materials Synthesis Planning
The paper presents an inorganic materials synthesis framework that incorporates condition prediction as context to guide reaction route planning.
Preprint
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Covers materials discovery algorithms, not AI safety risks.
From Stages to States: Unified Iterative Reasoning for MLLMs
The paper proposes an iterative reasoning framework that models intermediate multimodal reasoning steps as dynamic state transitions.
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AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Focuses on multimodal reasoning performance, not deployment safety.
Recall What Is Missing: Composing Evidence from Long-Term Agent Memory
The paper presents a training-free memory selection method that progressively composes non-redundant evidence sets for long-term agents.
Preprint
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Focuses on memory retrieval efficiency, not deployment safety.
Dynamic Conflict Clustering with Lightweight Learning and Strategic Repair for Distributed Constraint Satisfaction
The paper introduces a conflict-clustering solver with lightweight learning to coordinate distributed agents solving constraint satisfaction problems.
Preprint
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Focuses on distributed constraint solving algorithms, not safety.
Rethinking Human Intent-to-CAD: Parametric CAD Model Generation via Cooperative Multi-Task Alignment and Spatial-Aware Reinforcement Learning
The paper presents a dataset and framework mapping sketches and text to executable parametric computer-aided design code.
Peer-reviewed
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Concerns CAD code generation, not AI deployment safety.
FARL: A Fully Automated Pipeline of RL Interface and Solver Design
The paper presents an automated framework that jointly designs reinforcement learning observation spaces, reward programs, algorithms, and training configurations.
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AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Focuses on RL pipeline optimization, not deployment safety.
TabMosaic: Unified In-Context Diffusion for Tabular Generative Tasks
The paper presents an in-context diffusion model for generating, completing, and synthesizing unseen tabular data records jointly.
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AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Addresses tabular data generation, not AI deployment safety or jailbreaks.
RespFocus: Learning Temporal Evidence for Weakly Supervised Respiratory Sound Classification
The paper introduces a weakly supervised learning framework and dataset for identifying acoustic evidence in respiratory sound classification.
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AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Addresses medical diagnosis classification, not deployment safety or guardrails.
bharatSetu: a 1M x 22 bridge for indic translation
The paper introduces a synthetic parallel translation dataset covering 22 scheduled Indic languages aligned via English pivot sentences.
Preprint
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Concerns translation dataset curation, not AI safety or alignment.
SpecForge: Recursive Self-Improvement for Coding Agents via Behavioral Specifications
The paper presents a self-improvement method where coding agents refine natural-language behavioral specifications using execution-verified tests.
Preprint
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Focuses on code specification refinement, not AI safety or security.
What DNA Foundation Models Learn Beyond Sequence Composition
The paper evaluates whether genomic foundation models offer predictive value over simple sequence frequency baselines across classification benchmarks.
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AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Analyzes genomic feature representations, not deployment safety or guardrails.
History Replays Itself: Unleashing Long-Context Capability in Linear Attention
The paper proposes a training-free episodic memory mechanism that extends linear attention language models to long-context tasks.
Preprint
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Focuses on long-context modeling capacity, not AI safety or guardrails.
Uncovering the Generative Landscape of Diffusion Models: A Spectral-Guided Quality-Diversity Diffusion Framework
The paper integrates quality-diversity optimization with diffusion models to generate diverse sets of high-performing outputs.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Explores sample diversity in diffusion, not deployment safety or robustness.
Visible but Not Avoided: State-Dependent Re-Proposal of Rejected Candidates in Catalog-Based LLM Optimization Loops
The paper demonstrates that language model optimizers frequently re-propose previously rejected candidates during search trajectories.
Preprint
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Studies optimization loop efficiency, not AI safety or guardrails.
Google Earth AI Geospatial Reasoning Agent: Capabilities and a Systematic Evaluation
The paper presents Google Earth AI's geospatial reasoning agent along with evaluation benchmarks for complex multi-step geospatial workflows.
Preprint
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Presents geospatial agent workflows, not AI safety or alignment risks.
Hyperbolic Time Series Forecasting with Learnable Decomposition and Manifold Dynamics
The paper proposes a hyperbolic time series forecasting framework that maps multiscale frequency hierarchies onto the Poincaré ball.
Preprint
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Deals with time series forecasting accuracy, not AI deployment safety.
A Decade in a Day: Synthesizing Agent-Native Interfaces from Human-Oriented Software Evolution
The paper introduces a benchmark measuring how software interface versions affect the task performance of desktop language model agents.
Preprint
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Focuses on interface usability for agents, not safety or guardrails.
SurgiCLAW: An Interpretable Atomic-Skill Agent for Precision Robotic Micromanipulation
The paper presents a hierarchical agent combining vision-language models for task planning with deterministic control programs for micromanipulation.
Preprint
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Targets robotic execution precision rather than general enterprise AI deployment safety.
Agent Sociodrama: Social-Dynamics-Guided Persona Recasting for LLM Agent Teams
The paper introduces a framework to model evolving social dynamics and update personas in multi-agent language model teams.
Preprint
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Studies persona recasting for performance, not deployment safety or jailbreak prevention.
Passing Tests, Missing Semantics: Evidence of Interpretive Lock-In in Plan-Based DataFrame Code Generation
The paper examines interpretive lock-in where planning agents generate code passing self-generated tests while missing the actual specification requirements.
Preprint
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Focuses on semantic code correctness rather than safety, guardrails, or jailbreaks.
Adaptive Look, Flexible Thought: Learning How and How Long to Think in Multimodal Reasoning
The paper proposes a reasoning framework that discretizes visual states into tokens to jointly optimize visual computation and chain-of-thought steps.
Preprint
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Optimizes multimodal reasoning depth, not safety, guardrails, or alignment.
LLM Value Functions for Credit Assignment in Agentic RL
The paper uses in-context language model evaluations as state value functions to improve credit assignment in agentic reinforcement learning.
Preprint
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Focuses on reinforcement learning policy optimization rather than AI safety or guardrails.
Personalized LLM Recommendation with Semantic IDs: Autoregressive Beam Search vs. Multi-Token Prediction
The paper compares single-head autoregressive beam search with parallel multi-token prediction for generating semantic IDs in recommendation systems.
Preprint
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Evaluates generation latency and ranking, not deployment safety or guardrails.
Comparative Study of Canvas- and Coordinate-Based Geometry-Conditioned Neural Networks for Real-Time Prediction of Indoor Environments with Varying Room Dimensions
The paper compares canvas-based and coordinate-based neural network surrogates for predicting indoor airflow and temperature fields under varying room dimensions.
Preprint
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
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Deals with architectural airflow prediction, not AI safety or alignment.
Variance-Optimal State Resampling for Reinforcement Learning with Verifiable Rewards
The paper proposes variance-driven state resampling to optimize the state sampling distribution for reinforcement learning with verifiable rewards.
Preprint
AI safety and reliability in deployment
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 06:17
Not relevant
Deals with RL training efficiency rather than safety, guardrails, or hallucination.
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