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From the arXiv

arXiv preprints 10 of 20
cs.AIarxiv:2607.09424v1Lead article

A Sovereign, Open-Source Foundation Model for German and English

The Soofi-Team, :, Benedikt Droste, David Fitzek, Ruben Härle

his paper introduces Soofi S 30B-A3B, a novel open-source Mixture-of-Experts foundation model for German and English. Its hybrid Mamba-Transformer architecture efficiently activates only 3B parameters per token, offering significant throughput advantages for long contexts and high concurrency. Soofi S achieves competitive performance against larger dense models and outperforms existing European sovereign baselines, demonstrating strong capabilities in both languages and code generation.

The six multi-arm collaboration tasks considered in this work, spanning sequential coordination and concurrent execution under increasing workspace overlap [ 11 ] .
The six multi-arm collaboration tasks considered in this work, spanning sequential coordination and concurrent execution under increasing workspace overlap [ 11 ] .
cs.AIarxiv:2607.09330v1

Communication-Efficient Digital-Twin Coordination for Heterogeneous LLM Embodied Agents over Computing Power Networks

Nuocheng Yang, Sihua Wang et al.

This paper proposes LDT-Coord, a novel framework for coordinating heterogeneous LLM-powered embodied agents. It utilizes lightweight digital twins to enable communication-efficient coordination by having agents independently select actions and report them, ove…

cs.AIarxiv:2607.09403v1

Fictional Worldbuilding: Multi-Agent LLM Collaboration with Hierarchical Context Compression and Iterative Review

Jingbo Chen, He Wang et al.

This paper introduces AutoWorldBuilder, a multi-agent LLM system for fictional worldbuilding. Its core method involves a hierarchical context compression technique to manage information growth and an iterative review process with specialized agents to ensure c…

Figure 1. System Architecture Overview of AutoWorldBuilder. The complete pipeline comprises: User Input → \( \rightarrow \) Task Decomposer → \( \rightarrow \) Hybrid Batch Partitioner → \( \rightarrow \) Core Loop (Context Packager, Agent Pool, Iterative Review) → \( \rightarrow \) Final Check → \( \rightarrow \) Report. Three supporting components include the Agent Pool (21 skill-driven agents), 8 specialized Auditors, and LLM Backends.
Figure 1. System Architecture Overview of AutoWorldBuilder. The complete pipeline comprises: User Input → \( \rightarrow \) Task Decomposer → \( \rightarrow \) Hybrid Batch Partitioner → \( \rightarro…
Data processing pipeline for LongMedBench
Data processing pipeline for LongMedBench
cs.AIarxiv:2607.09322v1

LongMedBench: Benchmarking Medical Agents for Long-Horizon Clinical Decision-Making

Yanzhen Chen, Zihan Xu et al.

This paper introduces LongMedBench, a benchmark designed to evaluate medical AI agents on long-horizon clinical decision-making using real-world electronic health records. Unlike previous benchmarks focusing on short-term tasks, LongMedBench simulates longitud…

cs.AIarxiv:2607.09492v1

Multimodal Reward Hacking in Reinforcement Learning

Jiayu Yao, Yiwei Wang et al.

This paper investigates "reward hacking" in reinforcement learning for multimodal large language models (MLLMs), where models achieve higher rewards without actually improving task performance. The core method involves introducing the "Newly Rewarded Failure R…

Overview of multimodal reward hacking. When automated proxy rewards r ​ ( x , y ) r(x,y) diverge from the intended oracle objective o ​ ( x , y ) o(x,y) , RL can increase reward scores while degrading faithful multimodal reasoning. The central example shows a Chart VQA case where the RL policy obtains high reward by giving the correct answer but fabricates visual evidence, exposing a reward–oracle mismatch. We study this failure mode in a controlled multimodal RL sandbox covering task type, reward design, RL algorithm, and model scale, and diagnose three hacking categories: Decision Hacking, Evidence Hacking, and Reward-Form Hacking. Metrics including RHR, ROG, and NRFR quantify how imperfect rewards induce shortcut learning under optimization pressure.
Overview of multimodal reward hacking. When automated proxy rewards r ​ ( x , y ) r(x,y) diverge from the intended oracle objective o ​ ( x , y ) o(x,y) , RL can increase reward scores while degrading…
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cs.AI
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ProofCouncil: An LLM Agent for Solving Open Mathematical Problems

Johannes Schmitt, Tim Gehrunger et al.

ProofCouncil is an LLM agent designed to solve open mathematical problems by mimicking real-world mathematical practice through an author-critic architecture. Its core method invol…

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Shared Selective Persistent Memory for Agentic LLM Systems

Sanjana Pedada, Aditya Dhavala et al.

This paper addresses the context problem in agentic LLM systems by introducing **shared selective persistent memory**. This architecture intelligently identifies and retains reusab…

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Mach-Mind-4-Flash Technical Report

Foundation Model Team

Mach-Mind-4-Flash is a 35B-parameter MoE model that achieves competitive performance with larger models through post-training optimization and scalable agentic reinforcement learni…

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Agora: Enhancing LLM Agent Reasoning Via Auction-Based Task Allocation

Kaiji Zhou, Ales Leonardis et al.

Agora enhances LLM agent reasoning by using an auction mechanism to dynamically allocate tasks to expert models and tools. This approach allows agents to bid based on their actual …

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Failure as a Process: An Anatomy of CLI Coding Agent Trajectories

Xiangxin Zhao, Han Li et al.

This paper treats LLM coding agent failures not as a single event, but as a dynamic process. Its core method involves analyzing the step-by-step evolution of failures across thousa…

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