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Our crowd favorite from last year’s AI Ascent is back for round 2… this time: Robotics The Endgame ♟️ thank you for dazzling us @DrJimFan ! …

Our crowd favorite from last year’s AI Ascent is back for round 2… this time: Robotics The Endgame ♟️ thank you for dazzling us @DrJimFan ! You can see the forest from the trees and are quite the ente

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The Download: AI malaise and babymaking tech

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This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. We’ve entered the era of AI malaise AI is spreading everywhere

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Velox: Learning Representations of 4D Geometry and Appearance

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We introduce a framework for learning latent representations of 4D objects which are descriptive, faithfully capturing object geometry and appearance; compressive, aiding in downstream efficiency; and

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We are less safe as a society by keeping Mythos (or any other smart model) tightly gated so only a few companies get it. Protecting 100 comp…

We are less safe as a society by keeping Mythos (or any other smart model) tightly gated so only a few companies get it. Protecting 100 companies is not enough. There are 96 million open source projec

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3D Printing of Passively Actuated Self-Folding Robots with Integrated Functional Modules

arXiv:2605.04757v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: We introduce an elastic-driven self-folding approach that fabricates robots directly from flat 3D-printed conductive PLA nets. Elastic bands routed thro

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A Bayesian Approach for Task-Specific Next-Best-View Selection with Uncertain Geometry

arXiv:2605.05095v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: We develop a framework for task-specific active next-best-view selection in 3D reconstruction from point clouds, by casting the problem in the languag

A Fast Model Counting Algorithm for Two-Variable Logic with Counting and Modulo Counting Quantifiers

arXiv:2605.03391v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Weighted first-order model counting (WFOMC) is a central task in lifted probabilistic inference: It asks for the weighted sum of all models of a first

A foundation model of vision, audition, and language for in-silico neuroscience

arXiv:2605.04326v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Cognitive neuroscience is fragmented into specialized models, each tailored to specific experimental paradigms, hence preventing a unified model of co

A geometric relation of the error introduced by sampling a language model's output distribution to its internal state

arXiv:2605.04899v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: GPT-style language models are sensitive to single-token changes at generation points where the predicted probability distribution is spread across multi

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A good grid system is foundational to effective design and layout work, providing structure and alignment for visual elements. This Nous Research post likely discusses how grid systems improve consist

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A Harmonic Mean Formulation of Average Reward Reinforcement Learning in SMDPs

arXiv:2605.04880v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Recent research has revived and amplified interest in algorithms for undiscounted average reward reinforcement learning in infinite-horizon, non-episodi

A large-scale heterogeneous 3D magnetic resonance brain imaging dataset for self-supervised learning

arXiv:2506.14432v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: We present FOMO260K, a large-scale, heterogeneous dataset of 260,927 brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans from 77,589 MRI sessions and

A Provably Convergent and Practical Algorithm for Gromov--Wasserstein Optimal Transport

arXiv:2605.04175v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Gromov--Wasserstein optimal transport (GWOT) aligns metric measure spaces by matching their within-domain relational structures, but large-scale GWOT re

A Reconstruction System for Industrial Pipeline Inner Walls Using Panoramic Image Stitching with Endoscopic Imaging

arXiv:2603.00714v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Visual analysis and reconstruction of pipeline inner walls remain challenging in industrial inspection scenarios. This paper presents a dedicated re

A semicontinuous relaxation of Saito's criterion and freeness as angular minimization

arXiv:2604.02995v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: We introduce a nonnegative functional mathfrak{S} on the space of line arrangements in P^2 that vanishes precisely on free arrangements, obtai

A Universal Space of Brain Dynamics for Unveiling Cognitive Transitions and Individual Differences

arXiv:2605.02936v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Representing dynamical systems through data-driven universal spaces has proven effective; however, achieving this universality for human brain activit

Actionable Real-Time Modeling of Surgical Team Dynamics via Time-Expanded Interaction Graphs

arXiv:2605.04169v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Surgical team performance arises from complex interactions between technical execution and non-technical skills, including communication and coordinat

Active Contact Sensing for Robust Robot-to-Human Object Handover

arXiv:2605.04610v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Robot-to-human object handover is an essential skill for robot assistants, from serving drinks at home to passing surgical tools in the operating room.

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AdapShot: Adaptive Many-Shot In-Context Learning with Semantic-Aware KV Cache Reuse

arXiv:2605.03644v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Many-Shot In-Context Learning (ICL) has emerged as a promising paradigm, leveraging extensive examples to unlock the reasoning potential of Large Langua

Adapt or Forget: Provable Tradeoffs Between Adam and SGD in Nonstationary Optimization

arXiv:2605.04269v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: We provide a theoretical analysis of Adam under non-stationary stochastic objectives, separating two regimes: Euclidean tracking under adaptive strong

Adapting Medical Vision Foundation Models for Volumetric Medical Image Segmentation via Active Learning and Selective Semi-supervised Fine-tuning

arXiv:2509.10784v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Medical vision foundation models remain limited in downstream tasks, particularly volumetric medical image segmentation. While fine-tuning on

Adaptive Consensus in LLM Ensembles via Sequential Evidence Accumulation: Automatic Budget Identification and Calibrated Commit Signals

arXiv:2605.04236v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Large Language Model ensembles improve reasoning accuracy up to a performance boundary; beyond it, additional deliberation degrades accuracy. Static-bud

Adaptive Inverted-Index Routing for Granular Mixtures-of-Experts

arXiv:2605.04952v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Mixture-of-experts (MoE) models enable scalable transformer architectures by activating only a subset of experts per token. Recent evidence suggests tha

Adaptive Reorganization of Neural Pathways for Continual Learning with Spiking Neural Networks

arXiv:2309.09550v4 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: The human brain can self-organize rich and diverse sparse neural pathways to incrementally master hundreds of cognitive tasks. However, most e

Advancing Aesthetic Image Generation via Composition Transfer

arXiv:2605.04609v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Composition is a cornerstone of visual aesthetics, influencing the appeal of an image. While its principles operate independently of specific content, i

Analogy between Boltzmann machines and Feynman path integrals

arXiv:2301.06217v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: We provide a detailed exposition of the connections between Boltzmann machines commonly utilized in machine learning problems and the ideas already we

Are you with me? A Framework for Detecting Mental Model Discrepancies in Task-Based Team Dialogues

arXiv:2605.03149v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Humans typically use natural language to update teammates on task states. Since not all updates are communicated, discrepancies arise between the team m

ArtiFixer: Enhancing and Extending 3D Reconstruction with Auto-Regressive Diffusion Models

arXiv:2603.00492v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Per-scene optimization methods such as 3D Gaussian Splatting provide state-of-the-art novel view synthesis quality but extrapolate poorly to under-o

Attention Sinks Induce Gradient Sinks: Massive Activations as Gradient Regulators in Transformers

arXiv:2603.17771v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Attention sinks and massive activations are recurring and closely related phenomena in Transformer models. Existing explanations have largely focuse

Average Attention Transformers and Arithmetic Circuits

arXiv:2605.04683v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: We analyse the computational power of transformer encoders as sequence-to-sequence functions on vectors. We show that average hard attention can be us

Awaking Spatial Intelligence in Unified Multimodal Understanding and Generation

arXiv:2605.04128v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: We present JoyAI-Image, a unified multimodal foundation model for visual understanding, text-to-image generation, and instruction-guided image editing

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AxMoE: Characterizing the Impact of Approximate Multipliers on Mixture-of-Experts DNN Architectures

arXiv:2605.04754v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Deep neural network (DNN) inference at the edge demands simultaneous improvements in accuracy, computational efficiency, and energy consumption. Approxi

Beyond Exponential Decay: Rethinking Error Accumulation in Large Language Models

arXiv:2505.24187v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: The prevailing assumption of an exponential decay in large language model (LLM) reliability with sequence length, predicated on independent per-toke

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Beyond Rigid Geometries: The Spline-Pullback Metric for Universal Diffeomorphic SPD Representation Learning

arXiv:2605.04406v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The integration of Symmetric Positive Definite (SPD) matrices into deep learning has historically relied on fixed algebraic Riemannian metrics. Analogou

Beyond Variance: Prompt-Efficient RLVR via Rare-Event Amplification and Bidirectional Pairing

arXiv:2602.03452v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Reinforcement learning with verifiable rewards (RLVR) is effective for training large language models on deterministic outcome reasoning tasks. Prio

Bilinear Mamba-Koopman Neural MPC for Varying Dynamics

arXiv:2605.04793v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Koopman-based neural MPC models generate time-varying dynamics from historical data, but preserve convexity by enforcing that the system operator is ind

BOOOM: Loss-Function-Agnostic Black-Box Optimization over Orthonormal Manifolds for Machine Learning and Statistical Inference

arXiv:2605.04087v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Optimization over the Stiefel manifold St(p,d), the set of p imes d column-orthonormal matrices, is fundamental in statistics, machine learning, and s

Bridging Input Feature Spaces Towards Graph Foundation Models

arXiv:2605.04834v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Unlike vision and language domains, graph learning lacks a shared input space, as input features differ across graph datasets not only in semantics, but

Bridging Modalities: Joint Synthesis and Registration Framework for Aligning Diffusion MRI with T1-Weighted Images

arXiv:2601.11689v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Multimodal image registration between diffusion MRI (dMRI) and T1-weighted (T1w) MRI images is a critical step for aligning diffusion-weighted

Building informative materials datasets beyond targeted objectives

arXiv:2605.05104v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Materials science data collection can be expensive, making the reuse and long-term utility of datasets critical important for future discovery campaig

Calibrating Tabular Anomaly Detection via Optimal Transport

arXiv:2602.06810v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Tabular anomaly detection (TAD) remains challenging due to the heterogeneity of tabular data: features lack natural relationships, vary widely in di

Can AI Help You Get Over Your Breakup? One Session with a Belief-Reframing Chatbot Shows Sustained Distress Reduction

arXiv:2605.03261v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Romantic breakups are among the most common and intense sources of psychological distress. We evaluated *overit*, a single-session AI chatbot that use

Capabilities of Auto-encoders and Principal Component Analysis of the Reduction of Microstructural Images; Application on the Acceleration of Phase-Field Simulations

arXiv:2605.04229v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: In this work, a data-driven framework based on Phase-Field simulations data is proposed to highlight the capabilities of neural networks to ensure accur

CAR: Query-Guided Confidence-Aware Reranking for Retrieval-Augmented Generation

arXiv:2605.04495v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) depends on document ranking to provide useful evidence for generation, but conventional reranking methods mainly op

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Cardiovascular disease classification using radiomics and geometric features from cardiac CT

arXiv:2506.22226v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Automatic detection and classification of Cardiovascular disease (CVD) from Computed Tomography (CT) images play an important part in facilita

CAST: Mitigating Object Hallucination in Large Vision-Language Models via Caption-Guided Visual Attention Steering

arXiv:2605.04641v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Although Large Vision-Language Models (LVLMs) have demonstrated remarkable performance on downstream tasks, they frequently produce contents that deviat

Centrality-Based Pruning for Efficient Echo State Networks

arXiv:2603.20684v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Echo State Networks (ESNs) are a reservoir computing framework widely used for nonlinear time-series prediction. However, despite their effectivenes

Combining Abstract Argumentation and Machine Learning for Efficiently Analyzing Low-Level Process Event Streams

arXiv:2505.05880v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Monitoring and analyzing process traces is a critical task for modern companies and organizations. In scenarios where there is a gap between t