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AI agents burn 91% of tokens on simple edits, study finds
New E3 framework cuts AI agent cost 85% by estimating task difficulty before acting, matching 100% success on a 121-edit benchmark with code released.
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Audio deepfake detector uses Wiener-Hopf math for explainable AI
A new arXiv preprint pairs Wiener-Hopf linear prediction with a lightweight CNN to detect synthetic speech and explain why it was flagged.
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LLM agents hallucinate 36.9% of skill names, study finds
A new arXiv preprint found every agent tested invented non-existent skill names, creating a supply-chain attack path through open skill registries.
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Robot swarm AI: study exposes hidden geometry in collective behaviour
A new tool shows robot swarms implicitly learn environmental geometry from simple rewards, raising questions about control of emergent collective
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AI agents may train your brain toward frustration, preprint says
A non-peer-reviewed arXiv preprint proposes everyday AI agent prompting loops quietly strengthen impatience and self-criticism through neuroplasticity.
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Spectrum can't predict when context helps time-series forecasting
An arXiv preprint shows spectral scores stay frozen while retrieval value collapses from +33% to -35%, challenging how teams decide on context.
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LLM rubrics for AI grading biased toward high scores
First meta-evaluation of LLM-generated rubrics for paper reproduction finds AI graders are overly generous and too detailed, but augmentation helps.
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EnCF data assimilation filter handles non-Gaussian observations
EnCF, a new ensemble controlled-flow filter on arXiv, targets non-Gaussian and multimodal data assimilation where Kalman-type filters fall short.
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OpenAI GPT-Red automates red teaming with self-play
OpenAI's automated red teaming system GPT-Red uses self-play to find model weaknesses like prompt injection gaps affecting every AI user.
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OpenAI proposes 'reverse federalism' for US AI safety rules
OpenAI's July 15 proposal wants state AI laws to build toward a national safety framework, shaping how every American AI developer gets regulated.
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LLM judges flip 85% of verdicts when given a reference answer
When AI models grade other AI models without an answer key, they hand out passing marks too freely, new research from Potsdam and Ottawa finds.
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DiffusionGemma transcribes speech in 8 parallel steps, 6.6% error rate
A 26-billion-parameter diffusion model transcribes speech in eight parallel steps, training just 42 million parameters for 6.6% word error rate on