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AIBearisharXiv – CS AI · Jun 237/10

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How Much Coordination Gain Is Real? A Paired Noise-Floor Protocol for Multi-Agent LLM Benchmarks

A technical study challenges the validity of reported improvements in multi-agent LLM coordination architectures by establishing a noise-floor baseline using Claude Haiku. The research reveals that paired configuration-equivalent trials produce statistical gaps of ±5pp at best, suggesting that seven of ten recent coordination papers report headline effects within or below this noise floor, raising questions about reproducibility and the actual gains from proposed architectures.

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AINeutralarXiv – CS AI · Jun 87/10

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Position: Don't Just "Fix it in Post": A Science of AI Must Study Training Dynamics

A position paper argues that AI research must shift from analyzing finished models to studying the training dynamics that produce model behaviors. The authors propose that a rigorous science of AI requires understanding how data, objectives, and optimization shape model properties—enabling prediction and intervention during training rather than post-hoc fixes.

AINeutralarXiv – CS AI · May 117/10

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Position: Mechanistic Interpretability Must Disclose Identification Assumptions for Causal Claims

A research paper argues that mechanistic interpretability studies increasingly make causal claims without explicitly stating their identification assumptions, creating a credibility gap in AI research. The authors audit 10 papers across multiple methodologies and find none contain dedicated identification-assumptions sections, proposing a new disclosure norm requiring researchers to clearly state causal claims, identification strategies, and the assumptions underpinning their conclusions.