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Physical-invariant inputs nearly triple a language model’s PDE-discovery accuracy, preprint says
An arXiv preprint by Fan Yang and Matt Thomson proposes translating spatiotemporal field data into physical quantities before giving it to a large language model. On simulated-field benchmarks, the authors say this interpretation stage nearly tripled recovered-equation accuracy versus showing the model raw data…arxiv.orgInnovation
Preprint argues LLM quantization needs transforms designed for the number format
An arXiv preprint surveys transform methods used before quantizing large language models and identifies a conflict between classical transform coding and grouped, shared-scale quantization. It argues that the best transform depends jointly on the deployment format and how scale information is allocated.arxiv.orgInnovation
Study finds attention architecture drives the energy cost of LLM inference
A new empirical study reports that attention architecture strongly affects how large language model inference energy grows with context length. It finds steeper growth for multi-head attention, flatter growth for grouped-query attention, and nearly constant energy for grouped-query attention combined with…arxiv.orgInnovation
Researchers add a quantization layer to AI-based radio interference suppression
A new arXiv paper describes an AI system that combines an autoregressive transformer with a Finite Scalar Quantization tokenizer to suppress structured radio-frequency interference. The authors report lower latency and stronger interference rejection than traditional and earlier AI-based approaches, but provide no…arxiv.orgInnovation
Paper proposes lower-cost pruning for Transformer models during fine-tuning
REP-LIE estimates which Transformer weights to remove using gradients from LoRA low-rank matrices, aiming to reduce the resources required for model pruning and subsequent fine-tuning.arxiv.orgInnovation
Study identifies when neural-network surrogates improve optimization
A new arXiv preprint argues that neural-network surrogates help optimization only when they assist candidate selection within a bounded neighborhood and leave the underlying acceptance mechanism intact.arxiv.orgInnovation
AFDBench tests whether AI can write National Weather Service forecast discussions from weather data
A new preprint introduces AFDBench, a benchmark for testing whether language models can turn structured AI weather forecasts into accurate, professionally written National Weather Service discussions.arxiv.orgInnovation
Preprint explains what reinforcement learning changes inside language models
A new preprint breaks down reinforcement-learning post-training for language models, examining how rewards, prompts, model scale and prior behavior shape the results.arxiv.orgInnovation
MacroAgent uses LLM-designed heuristics to improve chip macro legalization
An arXiv preprint describes MacroAgent, a four-stage framework that uses large language models to discover contour algorithms for arranging large circuit components. The authors report improved layout regularity, shorter routed wirelength and better end-to-end results on TILOS, Chipyard and Cadence Innovus evaluations.arxiv.org
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