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AIBullisharXiv – CS AI · 3d ago7/10
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BlazeEdit: Generalist Image Editing on Mobile Devices with Image-to-Image Diffusion Models

Google researchers unveiled BlazeEdit, a 195M-parameter image-to-image diffusion model optimized for on-device mobile deployment, eliminating text-conditioning to handle object removal, outpainting, tone correction, relighting, and sticker generation. The model completes inference in 290ms on Pixel 10 while maintaining competitive quality, advancing the trend toward privacy-preserving edge AI.

AIBullisharXiv – CS AI · 3d ago7/10
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Bandwidth-Efficient and Privacy-Preserving Edge-Cloud Many-to-Many Speech Translation

Researchers introduce ESRT, a privacy-preserving edge-cloud framework for multilingual speech-to-text translation that processes voice data locally while transmitting only compressed features to the cloud. The system achieves state-of-the-art performance across 45 languages while reducing bandwidth requirements by 10x and preventing voiceprint leakage.

AI × CryptoBullisharXiv – CS AI · May 127/10
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Privacy-Preserving Federated Learning: Integrating Zero-Knowledge Proofs in Scalable Distributed Architectures

Researchers present a novel federated learning architecture that integrates Zero-Knowledge Proofs to validate distributed machine learning computations while preserving privacy. The system addresses model poisoning attacks and scalability bottlenecks, achieving 94.2% accuracy retention across 1,000 parallel nodes—bridging cryptographic security with high-performance distributed AI.

AIBullisharXiv – CS AI · May 117/10
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Overcoming data scarcity through multi-center federated learning for organs-at-risk segmentation in pediatric upper abdominal radiotherapy

Researchers demonstrated that federated learning enables multiple medical centers to collaboratively train pediatric organ segmentation models without sharing sensitive patient data. The approach matched local performance while significantly improving cross-center robustness for CT-based radiotherapy planning, addressing a critical gap in pediatric cancer care where data scarcity has limited model development.

AIBullisharXiv – CS AI · May 117/10
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ForgeVLA: Federated Vision-Language-Action Learning without Language Annotations

ForgeVLA introduces a federated learning framework that enables Vision-Language-Action models to train on distributed robot data without centralizing sensitive information or requiring manual language annotations. The system uses embodied instruction classifiers to automatically generate missing language labels and addresses vision-language feature collapse through contrastive learning and adaptive aggregation.

AIBullisharXiv – CS AI · May 97/10
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DeTrigger: A Gradient-Centric Approach to Backdoor Attack Mitigation in Federated Learning

DeTrigger is a new federated learning framework that uses gradient analysis to detect and neutralize backdoor attacks in distributed machine learning systems. The approach achieves 251x faster detection than existing methods while mitigating 98.9% of backdoor attacks with minimal accuracy loss, addressing a critical vulnerability in privacy-preserving collaborative AI training.

AIBullisharXiv – CS AI · May 97/10
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LLM-AutoDP: Automatic Data Processing via LLM Agents for Model Fine-tuning

Researchers introduce LLM-AutoDP, a framework that uses large language models as autonomous agents to automatically optimize data processing strategies for fine-tuning without human intervention or direct data exposure. The system achieves over 80% win rates against baseline models and reduces search time by up to 10x through novel acceleration techniques, addressing critical challenges in domain-specific model training and data privacy.

AIBullisharXiv – CS AI · Apr 157/10
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Safe-FedLLM: Delving into the Safety of Federated Large Language Models

Researchers propose Safe-FedLLM, a defense framework addressing security vulnerabilities in federated large language model training by detecting malicious clients through analysis of LoRA update patterns. The lightweight classifier-based approach effectively mitigates attacks while maintaining model performance and training efficiency, representing a significant advancement in securing distributed LLM development.

AINeutralarXiv – CS AI · Mar 177/10
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Efficient Federated Conformal Prediction with Group-Conditional Guarantee

Researchers propose group-conditional federated conformal prediction (GC-FCP), a new protocol that enables trustworthy AI uncertainty quantification across distributed clients while providing coverage guarantees for specific groups. The framework addresses challenges in federated learning for applications in healthcare, finance, and mobile sensing by creating compact weighted summaries that support efficient calibration.

AIBullisharXiv – CS AI · Mar 177/10
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$p^2$RAG: Privacy-Preserving RAG Service Supporting Arbitrary Top-$k$ Retrieval

Researchers propose p²RAG, a new privacy-preserving Retrieval-Augmented Generation system that supports arbitrary top-k retrieval while being 3-300x faster than existing solutions. The system uses an interactive bisection method instead of sorting and employs secret sharing across two servers to protect user prompts and database content.

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AI × CryptoBullisharXiv – CS AI · Mar 56/10
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Zero-Knowledge Federated Learning with Lattice-Based Hybrid Encryption for Quantum-Resilient Medical AI

Researchers introduce ZKFL-PQ, a quantum-resistant cryptographic protocol for federated learning in medical AI that combines zero-knowledge proofs, lattice-based encryption, and homomorphic encryption. The protocol achieves 100% rejection of malicious updates while maintaining model accuracy, addressing vulnerabilities from gradient inversion attacks and future quantum threats.

AINeutralarXiv – CS AI · Mar 47/105
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Federated Inference: Toward Privacy-Preserving Collaborative and Incentivized Model Serving

Researchers introduce Federated Inference (FI), a new collaborative paradigm where independently trained AI models can work together at inference time without sharing data or model parameters. The study identifies key requirements including privacy preservation and performance gains, while highlighting system-level challenges that differ from traditional federated learning approaches.

AIBullisharXiv – CS AI · Mar 37/104
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BinaryShield: Cross-Service Threat Intelligence in LLM Services using Privacy-Preserving Fingerprints

BinaryShield is the first privacy-preserving threat intelligence system that enables secure sharing of attack fingerprints across compliance boundaries for LLM services. The system addresses the critical security gap where organizations cannot share prompt injection attack intelligence between services due to privacy regulations, achieving an F1-score of 0.94 while providing 38x faster similarity search than dense embeddings.

AINeutralarXiv – CS AI · 3d ago6/10
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Personalized Observation Normalization for Federated Reinforcement Learning in Simulation Environments with Heterogeneity

Researchers propose a Personalized Observation Normalization (PON) method to address challenges in federated reinforcement learning across heterogeneous environments. The technique allows individual agents to maintain localized normalization statistics while collaborating on a shared policy, improving training efficiency and performance without compromising privacy.

AINeutralarXiv – CS AI · May 126/10
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FQPDR: Federated Quantum Neural Network for Privacy-preserving Early Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy

Researchers propose FQPDR, a federated quantum neural network system for early detection of diabetic retinopathy that preserves patient privacy by processing medical data locally rather than centralizing it. The approach combines federated learning with quantum computing to identify microaneurysm dots—the earliest signs of diabetic retinopathy—while maintaining data confidentiality across distributed healthcare systems.

AIBullisharXiv – CS AI · May 116/10
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HARMONY: Bridging the Personalization-Generalization Gap by Mitigating Representation Skew in Heterogeneous Split Federated Learning

Researchers introduce HARMONY, a hybrid split federated learning framework that enables heterogeneous mobile devices to perform personalized on-device inference while maintaining a generalized server backend for fallback support. By using meta-learning and server-side contrastive learning, HARMONY addresses the representation skew problem that occurs when diverse device architectures extract features incompatibly, achieving up to 43% accuracy improvements without compromising privacy or increasing latency.

AINeutralarXiv – CS AI · May 96/10
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A Survey of Personalized Federated Foundation Models for Privacy-Preserving Recommendation

This survey examines the integration of Foundation Models into federated learning systems for privacy-preserving recommendation engines. It addresses the fundamental challenge of balancing global knowledge leverage with personalized user preferences while maintaining data privacy through decentralized architectures, representing an emerging intersection of federation, personalization, and foundation models.

AINeutralarXiv – CS AI · Apr 206/10
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Reading Between the Lines: The One-Sided Conversation Problem

Researchers formalize the one-sided conversation problem (1SC), where only one participant's dialogue can be recorded—common in telemedicine, call centers, and smart glasses. The study evaluates methods to reconstruct missing speaker turns and generate summaries from incomplete transcripts, finding that smaller models require finetuning while larger models show promise with prompting techniques.

AIBullisharXiv – CS AI · Apr 146/10
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WebLLM: A High-Performance In-Browser LLM Inference Engine

WebLLM is an open-source JavaScript framework enabling high-performance large language model inference directly in web browsers without cloud servers. Using WebGPU and WebAssembly technologies, it achieves up to 80% of native GPU performance while preserving user privacy through on-device processing.

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AINeutralarXiv – CS AI · Apr 106/10
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FedDAP: Domain-Aware Prototype Learning for Federated Learning under Domain Shift

Researchers introduce FedDAP, a federated learning framework that addresses domain shift challenges by constructing domain-specific global prototypes rather than single aggregated prototypes. The method aligns local features with prototypes from the same domain while encouraging separation from different domains, improving model generalization across heterogeneous client data.

AIBullisharXiv – CS AI · Apr 76/10
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DP-OPD: Differentially Private On-Policy Distillation for Language Models

Researchers have developed DP-OPD (Differentially Private On-Policy Distillation), a new framework for training privacy-preserving language models that significantly improves performance over existing methods. The approach simplifies the training pipeline by eliminating the need for DP teacher training and offline synthetic text generation while maintaining strong privacy guarantees.

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AIBullisharXiv – CS AI · Mar 266/10
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PLACID: Privacy-preserving Large language models for Acronym Clinical Inference and Disambiguation

Researchers developed PLACID, a privacy-preserving system using small on-device AI models (2B-10B parameters) for clinical acronym disambiguation in healthcare settings. The cascaded approach combines general-purpose models for detection with domain-specific biomedical models, achieving 81% expansion accuracy while keeping sensitive health data local.

AIBullisharXiv – CS AI · Mar 96/10
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Federated Learning: A Survey on Privacy-Preserving Collaborative Intelligence

This research survey examines Federated Learning (FL), a distributed machine learning approach that enables collaborative AI model training without centralizing sensitive data. The paper covers FL's technical challenges, privacy mechanisms, and applications across healthcare, finance, and IoT systems.

AI × CryptoBullisharXiv – CS AI · Mar 37/109
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AESP: A Human-Sovereign Economic Protocol for AI Agents with Privacy-Preserving Settlement

Researchers have developed the Agent Economic Sovereignty Protocol (AESP), a new framework that allows AI agents to conduct autonomous financial transactions at machine speed while maintaining human control and governance boundaries. The protocol uses five key mechanisms including policy engines, human oversight, dual-signed commitments, privacy preservation, and cryptographic substrates to ensure agents remain economically capable but never fully sovereign.

AINeutralarXiv – CS AI · Mar 36/107
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Challenges in Enabling Private Data Valuation

Researchers identify fundamental conflicts between data privacy and data valuation methods used in AI training. The study shows that differential privacy requirements often destroy the fine-grained distinctions needed for effective data valuation, particularly for rare or influential examples.

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