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He made your free video player run smoothly. Now he’s doing that for robots.

Jean-Baptiste Kempf, creator of VLC, is developing Kyber, an infrastructure layer for real-time remote device control.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

A Deep Generative Model for Resting-State EEG Synthesis and Transferable Representation Learning

REST-GAN is a GAN-based framework for synthesizing resting-state EEG signals and unsupervised feature extraction.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

TerraMind: Large-Scale Generative Multimodality for Earth Observation

TerraMind is an any-to-any generative multimodal foundation model designed for Earth observation geospatial data.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

Bridging Distribution Shift and AI Safety: Conceptual and Methodological Synergies

A conceptual analysis exploring the synergies between distribution shift and AI safety research.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

Overcoming Labelled Data Scarcity for Defect Classification in Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

A new automated approach for segmenting STM images using few-shot and unsupervised learning to reduce the need for labeled data.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

Critique of World Model

A critique of the 'World Model' concept and the proposal of a new Generative Latent Prediction (GLP) architecture for AGI.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

Assessment of Personality Dimensions Across Situations in Dyadic Role-Play Scenarios

Research on how perceived personality traits in AI assistants can be predicted using acoustic and non-verbal features across different situations.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

On the Limitations of Ray-Tracing for Learning-Based RF Tasks in Urban Environments

An evaluation of the limitations of ray-tracing in Sionna for learning-based RF tasks in urban environments.

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Iran requires insurance on ships using Strait of Hormuz, fees likely to follow

Iran is requiring insurance for ships using the Strait of Hormuz, which is expected to lead to increased fees.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

ScaleWoB: Guiding GUI Agents with Coding Agents via Large-Scale Environmental Synthesis

ScaleWoB is a framework for creating high-fidelity synthetic interactive environments to evaluate and train GUI agents across mobile, desktop, and automotive platforms.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

FundaPod: A Multi-Persona Agent Pod Platform with Knowledge Graph Memory for AI-Assisted Fundamental Investment Research

FundaPod is a multi-persona agent platform designed for fundamental investment research, using a knowledge-graph memory system to surface disagreements between AI agents for human adjudication.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

VitalAgent: A Tool-Augmented Agent for Reactive and Proactive Physiological Monitoring over Wearable Health Data

VitalAgent is a tool-augmented agentic framework for reactive and proactive physiological monitoring of ECG/PPG data from wearables, accompanied by the VitalBench benchmark dataset.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

Science Earth: Towards A Planet-Scale Operating System for AI-Native Scientific Discovery

Science Earth proposes a planet-scale scientific runtime that allows diverse AI capabilities and lab hardware to connect and collaborate dynamically via the EACN protocol for scientific discovery.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

Learning What to Remember: Observability-Safe Memory Retention via Constrained Optimization for Long-Horizon Language Agents

The OSL-MR framework treats memory retention in long-horizon language agents as a constrained stochastic optimization problem to improve resource allocation and observability.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

MoCA-Agent: A Market-of-Claims Code Agent for Financial and Numerical Reasoning

MoCA-Agent is a code agent for financial reasoning that decomposes questions into atomic claims and uses a market-like verification process to synthesize executable Python programs.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

Wisdom of Committee: Diverse Distillation from Large Foundation Models and Domain Experts

DiverseDistill is an interactive distillation framework that uses a committee of foundation models and domain experts to improve the performance of compact domain-specific models.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

Global Ease of Living Index: a machine learning framework for longitudinal analysis of major economies

The Global Ease of Living Index uses a machine learning framework and PCA/Factor Analysis to quantify quality of life across major economies since 1970.

AI/ML arXiv cs.AI

Simulation of Language Evolution under Regulated Social Media Platforms: A Synergistic Approach of Large Language Models and Genetic Algorithms

A multi-agent framework using LLMs and Genetic Algorithms is used to simulate how language evolves to evade moderation policies on social media platforms.

Tech Business/VC Hacker News

Americans express unease over SpaceX's influence on retirement savings

Americans express concern over SpaceX's growing influence on personal retirement savings.

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How do flocking birds and schools of fish move?

An exploration into the biological mechanisms of how birds and fish coordinate movements in flocks and schools.