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Arduino Launches Plug-and-Play Modules for Long-Range Sensor Projects

Arduino has launched new plug-and-play modules designed to simplify the creation of long-range sensor projects.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

Can AI Agents Really Complete RTL-to-GDS? Lessons from Benchmarking Tool-Interactive EDA Workflows

Researchers introduce FluxBench to evaluate AI agents in end-to-end electronic design automation (EDA) workflows, demonstrating that system design is more critical than domain-specific skills alone.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

The Curvature Shadow: An Apparent Failure of Maximum-Entropy Equilibrium Selection is a Removable Artifact

A technical study reveals that an apparent failure of maximum-entropy equilibrium selection in zero-sum games is actually a removable artifact related to curvature shadows.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

Retain or Consolidate? Budget-Dependent Operator Selection for Language Agent Memory

The paper proposes a budget-dependent operator selection method for language agent memory, introducing the Offline Abstraction-Safety (OAS) learner to balance memory retention and consolidation.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

Why Does Feedback-Augmented Self-Distillation Fail to Improve Retrieval-Interleaved Search Agents?

This research analyzes the failure of Feedback-Augmented Self-Distillation in search agents, identifying 'decoding collapse' and proposing an EMA teacher to stabilize supervision.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

Reinforcement Learning: From Algorithms To Foundation Models

A comprehensive thesis exploring the evolution of Reinforcement Learning from game algorithms to foundation models, including diffusion-based world models.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

ZifaMem: Structured Memory for Persona, Preference, and Emotional Continuity in AI Companions

ZifaMem is introduced as a structured memory system for AI companions to maintain emotional continuity and persona grounding.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

A Dual-Hypothesis Reasoning Framework for LLM Guardrails

ARBITER is proposed as a cost-effective LLM guardrail framework using dual-hypothesis reasoning and multi-component supervised fine-tuning.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

Is Progressive Disclosure All You Need for Long-Context Agents?

A controlled study on 'progressive disclosure' for long-context agents shows it is most effective when corpora exceed the agent's inherent navigation capabilities.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

Learning-Driven Adaptive Audit Scheduling: A Sequential Decision Approach to Off-Chain Data Integrity

Researchers propose DRQN-CMDP, a deep recurrent Q-network that optimizes off-chain data auditing to reduce gas costs by 83% while maintaining low miss rates.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

Agentic ERP: Multi-Agent Large Language Model Architecture for Autonomous Enterprise Resource Planning

The paper introduces Agentic ERP, a multi-agent LLM architecture that uses role-aligned agents and a graph-based orchestrator to autonomously execute complex business workflows.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

DeeperRadar: End-to-End MIMO Radar Design and Multi-Modal Fusion for Autonomous Vehicle Perception

DeeperRadar is an end-to-end framework that co-designs MIMO radar sensing and multi-modal fusion for autonomous vehicles to optimize receiver antenna activation.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

Self-Modifying Lean Proof Agents with Verifier-Grounded Benchmark Coevolution

Researchers developed a self-evolving Lean proof agent that coevolves its workflow and benchmark, achieving a 45.1% solve rate on a held-out miniF2F test split.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

Quantifying Diversity of Thought: A Predictive Law of Weighted LLM Ensemble Lift

This study derives a formal law to predict the performance lift of LLM ensembles based on 'diversity of thought' and accuracy-adjusted correctness correlation.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

Intermittent Control Is Not Diluted Control: A Switching Effect in Artificial Agency

The paper identifies a 'switching effect' in artificial agency where intermittent access to anticipatory control can reduce the long-term regulatory burden of recovery.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

Empirical Grounding Improves the Realism of LLM Agents Simulating Human Behavior During Disruptions

The study demonstrates that grounding LLM agents with real-world demographic and routine data significantly improves their ability to simulate human behavior during disruptions.

Software Engineering arXiv cs.AI

AEC-DS: Adaptive Erasure Coding with PDP-Triggered Reputation and QoS-Aware Migration for Decentralized Storage

AEC-DS is a closed-loop adaptive erasure coding mechanism for decentralized storage that uses PDP feedback to optimize shard placement and data durability.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

Panache: One-Pass Motif Discovery at Every Window Length

Panache is a new one-pass streaming algorithm for z-normalized pan matrix profile motif discovery that is significantly faster than current CPU and GPU baselines.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

Pailitao-MMSearch: Building Native E-Commerce Multimodal Search Foundation

Taobao introduces Pailitao-MMSearch, a native multimodal search foundation model for e-commerce that improves GMV and transaction volume through hybrid reasoning.

Software Engineering Hacker News

How to pack ternary numbers in 8-bit bytes

A discussion on the technical methods of packing ternary numbers into 8-bit bytes for memory efficiency.