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AIBullisharXiv – CS AI · Jun 57/10
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FIDES: Faithful Inference via Deep Evidence Signals for Retrieval-Memory Conflict in RAG

FIDES is a training-free decoder that improves how language models handle conflicts between retrieved evidence and internal knowledge by applying selective, token-level corrections rather than uniform adjustments. The method achieves up to 92-94% context fidelity across multiple model scales, demonstrating that targeted intervention at critical decoding points outperforms existing contrastive decoding approaches.

AIBearisharXiv – CS AI · May 297/10
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Persona Conditioning of Brand Recommendations in Retrieval-Augmented Commercial Chat: A Prominence-Stratified Cross-Provider Audit

A comprehensive audit of three major AI models reveals that personalized user contexts significantly reshape brand recommendations in commercial AI assistants, with mid-market brands experiencing up to 75% recommendation volatility while category leaders maintain 80% consistency across personas. The study demonstrates that AI recommendation bias is strongly correlated with model architecture and retrieval strategies, with implications for fair evaluation and brand perception measurement.

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AINeutralarXiv – CS AI · Apr 157/10
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Benchmarking Deflection and Hallucination in Large Vision-Language Models

Researchers introduce VLM-DeflectionBench, a new benchmark with 2,775 samples designed to evaluate how large vision-language models handle conflicting or insufficient evidence. The study reveals that most state-of-the-art LVLMs fail to appropriately deflect when faced with noisy or misleading information, highlighting critical gaps in model reliability for knowledge-intensive tasks.

AINeutralarXiv – CS AI · Jun 256/10
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Is GraphRAG Needed? From Basic RAG to Graph-/Agentic Solutions with Context Optimization

Researchers present a comprehensive framework comparing RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) variants—including GraphRAG, Modular RAG, and Agentic RAG—across 9 standardized scenarios. They introduce a novel context optimization method that reduces token usage by 19-53% while identifying a retrieval-generation gap suggesting advanced retrieval methods may not proportionally improve output quality.

AINeutralarXiv – CS AI · Jun 196/10
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SIGMA: Search-Augmented On-Demand Knowledge Integration for Agentic Mathematical Reasoning

Researchers introduce SIGMA, a multi-agent framework that enhances mathematical reasoning by orchestrating specialized agents to perform targeted searches and synthesize information through a moderator mechanism. The system achieves a 7.4% absolute performance improvement over existing models on challenging benchmarks like MATH500 and AIME, demonstrating that on-demand, context-sensitive knowledge integration significantly advances complex problem-solving capabilities.

AINeutralarXiv – CS AI · Jun 96/10
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See More, Think Deeper: Query-Expanded Visual Evidence and Answer-Clue Guided Reflection for Long Video Understanding

Researchers introduce CoVER, a new framework for Video Large Language Models that improves long-video understanding by gathering multiple search queries for visual evidence and using answer-specific visual feedback for verification. The approach demonstrates superior performance compared to similarly-sized models and some closed-source alternatives.

AINeutralarXiv – CS AI · Jun 36/10
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Traj-Evolve: A Self-Evolving Multi-Agent System for Patient Trajectory Modeling in Lung Cancer Early Detection

Traj-Evolve introduces a self-evolving multi-agent system that models patient trajectories from longitudinal electronic health records for lung cancer early detection. The system combines an Experience Pool for retrieval-augmented few-shot learning with multi-agent reinforcement learning to optimize collaboration, outperforming nine baselines on both general and never-smoker populations.

AIBullisharXiv – CS AI · Jun 26/10
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Critic-R: Improving Agentic Search using Instruction-tuned Retrievers with Natural Language Introspective Feedback

Researchers introduce Critic-R, a framework that improves agentic search systems by creating a feedback loop between reasoning agents and retrieval models. The approach uses a critic model to evaluate whether retrieved context supports reasoning steps and includes two mechanisms: Critic-R-Zero for query refinement at inference time, and Critic-Embed for training retrievers without manual annotations, demonstrating significant improvements on multi-hop question-answering benchmarks.

AINeutralarXiv – CS AI · Apr 146/10
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Learning World Models for Interactive Video Generation

Researchers propose Video Retrieval Augmented Generation (VRAG) to address fundamental challenges in interactive world models for long-form video generation, specifically tackling compounding errors and spatiotemporal incoherence. The work establishes that autoregressive video generation inherently struggles with error accumulation, while explicit global state conditioning significantly improves long-term consistency and interactive planning capabilities.

AIBullisharXiv – CS AI · Mar 37/107
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Multimodal Mixture-of-Experts with Retrieval Augmentation for Protein Active Site Identification

Researchers introduce MERA (Multimodal Mixture-of-Experts with Retrieval Augmentation), a new AI framework for protein active site identification that addresses challenges in drug discovery. The system achieves 90% AUPRC performance on active site prediction through hierarchical multi-expert retrieval and reliability-aware fusion strategies.