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

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DUALVIEW: Leveraging Broad and Output-Specific Evidence for LLM-based Multi-Output Text Regression
The paper proposes a parameter-efficient method leveraging frozen model representations for multi-output text regression tasks across diverse benchmarks.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Focuses on multi-output text regression, not code generation.
From Efficiency to Sufficiency: The Cost-Aware Measurement Design Framework for Automated Essay Scoring
The paper presents a framework to formalize compute, labor, and workflow costs as core measurement design criteria for automated essay scoring.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Focuses on essay scoring, not software engineering code.
Can LLM Agents Efficiently Identify Appliance Faults? Insights From Diagnosing a Simulated Appliance
The paper evaluates the ability of language model agents to diagnose appliance faults using a simulated appliance benchmark based on sensor data.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Focuses on industrial appliance fault diagnostics rather than code.
Qwenfant: Train Big Character-level BabyLMs on Concise Parallel Text
The paper presents an approach using character-level tokens, larger models, and synthetic data for the multilingual BabyLM data-efficiency challenge.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Focuses on multilingual text modeling, not code tasks.
PersEvalBench: Can LLM Evaluators Judge Contextually Appropriate Use of Persona Information?
The paper introduces a benchmark to evaluate whether language models can accurately detect appropriate and inappropriate uses of persona information in dialogue.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Does not evaluate or generate software code.
Truthful and Expected-Payment-Optimal Model Routing in Graph-Based Agentic Workflows
The paper formulates task routing across language model providers as an auction mechanism to encourage truthful cost reporting while minimizing context switching.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Addresses procurement auctions in agent workflows, not code generation.
TopicMerge: A Divide and Conquer Approach to Topic Modeling
The paper introduces a multi-stage topic modeling pipeline that merges fine-grained document clusters using a language model to balance efficiency and quality.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Focuses on document topic modeling rather than program generation.
Counterfactual Gate-Support Decomposition: Separating Selection from Redistribution in Training-Data Filtering
The paper proposes an experimental design that separates example selection from mass redistribution to analyze the effects of training-data quality filtering.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Does not focus on software engineering or code generation.
Target-Token Asymmetry Can Masquerade As Depth Specialization
The paper shows that differences in predicted target tokens, such as whitespace, can falsely look like layer specialization across different corpora.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Studies mechanistic interpretability across token types, not code generation.
Where to Start, How to Move: Analyzing Curricula under GRPO for Long-Horizon LLM Agents
The paper analyzes prefix replay curricula and handoff rules under reinforcement learning to improve long-horizon task completion for language model agents.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Focuses on multi-step tool-use benchmarks rather than software engineering.
VLX-Go: Robust Embodied Tracking through Multi-Stage Learning and On-Policy Refinement
The paper presents a vision-language policy combining pre-aligned representations and multi-stage learning to improve robotic person tracking among distractors.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Focuses on robotic visual tracking, not programming code.
Learning What to Keep: Transfer-Aware Personal Skill Learning from User Feedback
The paper introduces a framework that decomposes user feedback into atomic rules to retain only reusable preferences for personalizing language models.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Evaluates personalized writing tasks rather than software engineering.
The Sum of All Summaries: PROPALIGN for Graded Proposition Salience Evaluation
The paper proposes a multiple-summary metric and dataset to evaluate graded proposition salience across diverse text genres.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Applies to general text summarization rather than code generation.
ForkGRPO: Efficient Exploration and Fine-Grained Credit Assignment for Diffusion Language Models
The paper introduces a reinforcement learning framework using intermediate-state branching and segment-level credit assignment for diffusion language models.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Focuses on diffusion model reasoning exploration, not code synthesis.
More Than Seeing: Vision as Scalable Anchors in Native Multimodal Pre-Training
The paper studies how visual input signals affect scaling behavior and non-visual reasoning during native multimodal pretraining.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Examines spatial reasoning and multimodal loss, not software code.
ActICL: Post-Training for Agentic Multimodal In-Context Learning
The paper proposes an agentic framework enabling multimodal models to identify information gaps and retrieve in-context demonstrations iteratively.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Focuses on multimodal in-context learning, not code generation.
What Does LALM Post-training Learn? Rethinking Audio Understanding and Reasoning Capabilities
The paper analyzes post-training in audio-language models to separate genuine audio reasoning gains from question-format memorization.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Investigates audio reasoning post-training, not code or programming tasks.
AgriJev: Efficient Agricultural Candidate Scoring with Multi-Scale Adapted Models
The paper presents adapted small language models designed to directly score agricultural candidate choices in a single forward pass.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Specialized for agricultural domain decision tasks, not software code.
Towards Efficient Simultaneous Inverse Text Normalization with Pretrained Text-to-Text Language Model and Read-Tag-Write Policy
The paper develops a streaming end-to-end inverse text normalization architecture using a pretrained text-to-text model with a read-tag-write policy.
Peer-reviewed
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Addresses text normalization for speech recognition, not software code.
One Block Ahead: Promoting Sampler State in Diffusion Language Models
The paper proposes a decoding algorithm that denoises consecutive blocks concurrently by promoting sampler states in diffusion language models.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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General diffusion language model decoding, not specialized for code.
Diagnosing and Correcting Reward Hacking in Verifiable Instruction Following
The paper analyzes reward hacking in verifiable instruction following and introduces a likelihood bonus method to maintain answer quality.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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General instruction-following alignment, not focused on software code.
A Unified Response Framework for Questions and Tutoring Dialogues
The paper presents an item response theory framework to jointly evaluate student performance on standard questions and tutoring dialogue subtasks.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Analyzes math educational dialogues, not software engineering or code.
GraphRAG-LTM: A Layered Threat Modeling Framework for Attacks on Graph Retrieval-Augmented Generation
The paper introduces a threat modeling framework examining adversarial query demotion and graph edit attacks on graph-based RAG systems.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Focuses on GraphRAG retrieval security, not code models.
INTACT: Inducing Latent Reasoning on a Frozen Backbone
The paper presents a method using an external encoder to induce latent soft-token reasoning on frozen language model backbones.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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General mathematical and reasoning acceleration, not code-specific modeling.
Moral Combat: Exploiting Moral Foundations Theory to Jailbreak LLMs
The paper introduces a multi-agent framework that reframes harmful requests using Moral Foundations Theory to test model jailbreak vulnerabilities.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Addresses safety jailbreaks, not software engineering or code models.
PA1-OPD: One-Step Prefix-Augmented On-Policy Distillation for Language Model Pretraining
The paper proposes a prefix-augmented distillation method providing one-step student branch feedback during language model pretraining.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Pretraining distillation technique, not specialized for code LLMs.
PN-Mix: Pair-Norm Guided Mixed-Precision Key Cache Quantization for Efficient Long-Output LLM Inference
The paper proposes a pair-norm guided mixed-precision quantization method for key caches during long-output transformer inference.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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General LLM KV cache quantization method, not specific to software engineering.
Twenty Days Later: A Pre-Registered Test of History-Based Forecasts of Brand Mentions in Gemini Answers
The paper reports a pre-registered test measuring the stability of history-based forecasts for model brand mentions over twenty days.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Analyzes general model brand mentions, unrelated to software code tasks.
Are We Really Measuring Forgetting? Pitfalls in Evaluating Machine Unlearning for Multimodal LLMs
The paper identifies evaluation pitfalls in multimodal machine unlearning and introduces a benchmark grounded in real-world knowledge.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Examines multimodal unlearning benchmarks, not software or code assistants.
J-tau: A Fully Localized Japanese Benchmark for Tool-Agent-User Interaction
The paper introduces a localized Japanese benchmark for evaluating tool-using conversational agents in customer-support scenarios.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Focuses on customer support agents, not code generation or software repair.
Selective Reasoning for Typed Decision Models: When to Start, Read, and Stop
The paper proposes an interface for typed decision models that selectively invokes and interrupts reasoning to balance accuracy and latency.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Focuses on logical reasoning interruption, not software engineering or code.
Beyond Distribution Matching: Selective Margin Preservation for Supervised Fine-Tuning
The paper introduces a soft margin preservation target for supervised fine-tuning to retain non-target token rankings.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
General fine-tuning technique evaluated on math and code, not specialized code methods.
Share the Symbol, Not the Vector: Training-Free Fact Communication Across Language Models
The paper proposes a training-free interface for heterogeneous language models to communicate facts using shared symbolic word indices.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Explores neural communication between models, not code generation or analysis.
BANGLAPLAN: A Benchmark for Constraint-Based Planning and Decision-Making in Bangla
The paper introduces a 1,000-problem benchmark for constraint-based planning and decision-making in the Bangla language.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Evaluates natural language schedule/route planning, not program synthesis.
RouteWeaver: Weaving Mode Selection and Execution into Unified LLM Routing
The paper introduces a unified routing framework that learns both execution mode selection and model assignment across diverse tasks.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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General LLM routing framework tested broadly, not specialized software engineering tools.
Beyond State Capacity: Why Retrieval Breaks in Mamba
The paper analyzes retrieval failures in Mamba architectures under query-first settings and explores token representations and selection gates.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Investigates state-space model retrieval limits, not code generation or tools.
MakSafe: A Spatiotemporal Semantic Framework for Formal Specification and Compliance Checking of Road Vehicle Safety Rules
The paper presents a formal spatiotemporal framework to specify and verify road vehicle safety rules across continuous trajectories.
Peer-reviewed
LLMs for code
via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Not about code generation or software engineering agents.
Beyond Reachability: A Relation-Semantic Reasoning Framework for Biomedical Multi-hop QA
The paper proposes a relation-semantic reasoning framework to resolve disconnects between answer reachability and valid paths in biomedical graphs.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Not related to code generation.
Qwen-MT-Lumen at WMT2026: Instruction-Specialized Translation via Quality-Aware Training and On-Policy Distillation
The paper presents a four-stage training pipeline combining preference optimization and distillation for instruction-following machine translation.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Not related to software coding.
Likelihood Is Not Authorship: Can We Reliably Measure Human Contribution in AI-Assisted Writing?
The paper reveals vulnerabilities in prompt-predictability metrics used to estimate human contribution in AI-assisted writing.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Focuses on text authorship attribution, not code generation.
More Methods, Better Agents? A Reality Check on Self-Distillation in Agentic Reinforcement Learning
The paper benchmarks ten self-distillation methods in agentic reinforcement learning across varied model sizes, tasks, and computational costs.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Evaluates web/science agent environments, not code generation.
JetSpec++: Foresight Parallel Drafting with Self Refinements
The paper introduces a speculative decoding system combining self-refinement and pipelined drafting to reduce wall-clock generation time.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Not focused on code generation or software engineering.
Evolve Together, Fall into Place: How Social Scaffolding Shapes Self-Evolving Multi-Agent Systems
The paper investigates how team composition and organizational interdependence affect performance in self-evolving multi-agent systems.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Codebase understanding is only one test task; core focus is multi-agent systems.
Delta Tokenizer: Reference-Identical Tokenization of Session Deltas and Segment-Parallelism for Long Prompts on Multicore CPUs
The paper introduces a CPU front-end tokenizer that encodes only session deltas to speed up multi-turn inference.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Focuses on tokenizer serving systems, not code LLMs.
Model vs. User: Whose Values Prevail? Inference-Time Value Alignment in Multi-Turn Conversations
The paper studies the durability of inference-time value steering in multi-turn conversations when user and model values conflict.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Not related to code generation.
MAPLE: A Multi-Axis Parametric Knowledge Extraction Lens for LLM Evaluation
The paper presents a diagnostic evaluation framework to measure how inference-time techniques affect parametric knowledge extraction in models.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Not focused on code or programming.
EGCForest: Structured Agent Memory Organization for Enterprise Group Chats
The paper proposes a multi-view hierarchical memory framework to improve information retrieval from enterprise group chats.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Focuses on enterprise chat retrieval, not code generation.
OpenTWBench (Open Taiwan Benchmark): Taiwan-Domain Knowledge Evaluation for Large Language Models, and How the Measurement Apparatus Shapes the Score
The paper introduces a two-part benchmark to evaluate language models on general and examination knowledge concerning Taiwan.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Not about coding LLMs.
SEA-HELM Audio: Evaluating Multilingual ASR-LLM Pipeline Performance Across SEA-HELM Subsets
The paper presents an audio evaluation benchmark assessing accuracy drops between speech-input and text-input pipelines in Southeast Asian languages.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Not related to code generation.
RCCM: Diagnosing Gains and Harms in Reasoning-Prompt Transfer
The paper analyzes question-level variations and prompt-execution mismatches when transferring reasoning prompts across different language models.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Not focused on coding or software engineering.
Beyond Benchmark Accuracy: A Diagnostic Test for LLM Chemical Prediction
The paper proposes a diagnostic test hiding target identity to evaluate structure-property chemical reasoning in language models.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Focuses on chemical prediction, not software code.
Not All Criteria Matter: Importance-Aware Criteria Weighting for Rubric-Based LLM Evaluation
The paper introduces a method that weights rubric criteria through pairwise model comparisons to improve evaluation accuracy.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Not related to code generation or repair.
MolHop: Scaffold-Hopping Molecular Design with Agentic Reinforcement Learning
The paper presents an agentic reinforcement learning framework that navigates organized chemical spaces for cross-scaffold molecular discovery.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Applies RL to chemical design, not software code.
MemDuet: Learning Dual-Process Memory for Long-Context Reasoning
The paper introduces a dual-process memory framework coordinating small and large models for efficient long-context reasoning.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Not focused on code generation or software engineering.
To Reason but Not to Stop: Understanding and Recovering Pruned Large Reasoning Models
The paper shows pruned reasoning models fail by looping, proposing an activation steering method to restore proper termination.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Evaluates reasoning on code benchmarks, but primary focus is pruning.
Choosing the Number of Attention Heads from Intrinsic Dimension: A Small-Scale Study
The paper tests a heuristic to set the number of transformer attention heads using the intrinsic dimension of token representations.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Not related to code generation or programming assistants.
SoK: Grading Open-Text Legal Answers, from Law School Exams to Trustworthy Rubric Judges
The paper systematizes grading requirements for open-text legal exams and compares eight evaluation paradigms using human and model judges.
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Evaluates legal essay answers, not code or software engineering.
Gray-Box Hallucination Detection in LLMs with Token Identities
The paper introduces a lightweight gray-box hallucination detector combining token probabilities with vector representations of token identities.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Not focused on coding assistants or software maintenance.
FACES: Fine-grained Gated Semantic Alignment for Multimodal Emotional Support Conversation
The paper introduces a gated semantic alignment framework with multi-source rewards to improve multimodal emotional support conversations.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
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Not related to programming, software maintenance, or code.
What Is a Clarification? Estimating Model-Dependent Input Ambiguity
The paper formalizes clarification criteria to estimate model-dependent input ambiguity based on accessible and valid answers.
Preprint
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via arxiv · 15 Oct, 15:06
Not relevant
Uses Text-to-SQL as an evaluation setting, not code generation.
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