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Reasoning
The Illusion of Thinking: Understanding the Strengths and Limitations of Reasoning Models via the Lens of Problem Complexity
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The Illusion of Thinking: Understanding the Strengths and Limitations of Reasoning Models via the Lens of Problem Complexity

Parshin Shojaee, Iman Mirzadeh, Keivan Alizadeh, Maxwell Horton, Samy Bengio, Mehrdad Farajtabar

Apple

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Reasoning
Generative Recursive Reasoning
AlphaXiv
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Generative Recursive Reasoning

Junyeob Baek, Mingyu Jo, Minsu Kim

Mila – Québec AI Institute, New York University

Reinforcement Learning
Code as Agent Harness
AlphaXiv
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Code as Agent Harness

Xuying Ning, Katherine Tieu, Dongqi Fu

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Meta, Stanford University

Probabilistic Tiny Recursive Model
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Probabilistic Tiny Recursive Model

Amin Sghaier, Ali Parviz, Alexia Jolicoeur-Martineau

Mila – Quebec AI Institute

Robotics
AutoResearchClaw: Self-Reinforcing Autonomous Research with Human-AI Collaboration
AlphaXiv
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AutoResearchClaw: Self-Reinforcing Autonomous Research with Human-AI Collaboration

Jiaqi Liu, Shi Qiu, Mairui Li

Carnegie Mellon University, Rutgers University, Meta, Stanford University, Google

NLP
Vision-OPD: Learning to See Fine Details for Multimodal LLMs via On-Policy Self-Distillation
AlphaXiv
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Vision-OPD: Learning to See Fine Details for Multimodal LLMs via On-Policy Self-Distillation

Qianhao Yuan, Jie Lou, Xing Yu

Chinese Information Processing Laboratory, Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Multimodal
Lance: Unified Multimodal Modeling by Multi-Task Synergy
AlphaXiv
37

Lance: Unified Multimodal Modeling by Multi-Task Synergy

Fengyi Fu, Mengqi Huang, Shaojin Wu

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Forecasting Scientific Progress with Artificial Intelligence
HuggingFace
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Forecasting Scientific Progress with Artificial Intelligence

Sean Wu, Pan Lu, Yupeng Chen, Jonathan Bragg, Yutaro Yamada

University of Oxford

LoREnc: Low-Rank Encryption for Securing Foundation Models and LoRA Adapters
HuggingFace
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LoREnc: Low-Rank Encryption for Securing Foundation Models and LoRA Adapters

Beomjin Ahn, Jungmin Kwon, Chanyong Jung, Jaewook Chung

Samsung Research

Computer Vision
AutoRubric-T2I: Robust Rule-Based Reward Model for Text-to-Image Alignment
HuggingFace
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AutoRubric-T2I: Robust Rule-Based Reward Model for Text-to-Image Alignment

Kuei-Chun Kao, Daixuan Huo, Yuanhao Ban, Cho-Jui Hsieh

Arena

NLP
Rule2DRC: Benchmarking LLM Agents for DRC Script Synthesis with Execution-Guided Test Generation
HuggingFace
4

Rule2DRC: Benchmarking LLM Agents for DRC Script Synthesis with Execution-Guided Test Generation

Jinuk Kim, Junsoo Byun, Donghwi Hwang, Seong-Jin Park, Hyun Oh Song

Seoul National University

NLP
SAM 3D Animal: Promptable Animal 3D Reconstruction from Images in the Wild
HuggingFace
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SAM 3D Animal: Promptable Animal 3D Reconstruction from Images in the Wild

Xuyi Hu, Jin Lyu, Jiuming Liu, Yebin Liu, Silvia Zuffi

Machine Learning
Live Music Diffusion Models: Efficient Fine-Tuning and Post-Training of Interactive Diffusion Music Generators
HuggingFace
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Live Music Diffusion Models: Efficient Fine-Tuning and Post-Training of Interactive Diffusion Music Generators

Zachary Novack, Stephen Brade, Haven Kim, Hugo Flores García, Nithya Shikarpur