HiViS: Hiding Visual Tokens from the Drafter for Speculative Decoding in Vision-Language Models

A new evaluation framework for assessing the cultural interpretation capabilities of Vision-Language Models (VLMs) has been introduced, focusing on cross-cultural art critique. This tri-tier framework includes automated metrics, rubric-based scoring, and calibration against human ratings, revealing a 5.2% reduction in mean absolute error in cultural understanding assessments.

The recent development in financial compliance checking involves the introduction of Compliance-to-Code, which leverages Regulatory Technology and Large Language Models to automate the conversion of complex regulatory text into executable compliance logic. This innovation aims to address the challenges posed by intricate financial regulations, particularly in the context of Chinese-language regulations, where existing models have shown suboptimal performance due to various limitations.

The introduction of QuantEval marks a significant advancement in evaluating Large Language Models (LLMs) in financial quantitative tasks, focusing on knowledge-based question answering, mathematical reasoning, and strategy coding. This benchmark incorporates a backtesting framework that assesses the performance of model-generated strategies using financial metrics, providing a more realistic evaluation of LLM capabilities.

A new framework named FocusedRetriever has been introduced to enhance multi-hop question answering by leveraging Semi-Structured Knowledge Bases (SKBs), which connect unstructured content to structured data. This innovative approach integrates various components, including VSS-based entity search and LLM-based query generation, outperforming existing methods in the STaRK benchmark tests.

A recent study has introduced Concept-Based Diversity (CBD), a highly efficient metric for image inputs that utilizes Vision-Language Models (VLMs) to enhance the performance of Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) through improved input selection. This approach addresses the computational intensity and scalability issues associated with traditional diversity-based selection methods.

A recent study has proposed enhancements to zero-shot recognition of Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) using Large Language Models (LLMs) by implementing event-based segmentation and a novel method for estimating prediction confidence. This approach aims to improve the accuracy of sensor-based recognition systems in smart homes, which are crucial for applications in healthcare and safety management.

Recent advancements in Large Language Models (LLMs) have highlighted the importance of reasoning in 3D visual grounding, a task that remains challenging due to the limitations of current models. The proposed 3D visual grounding data pipeline aims to synthesize data automatically, enhancing the ability to predict referring objects in 3D environments.

A recent study published on arXiv explores the use of activation probes to detect high-stakes interactions in Large Language Models (LLMs), focusing on interactions that may lead to significant harm. The research evaluates various probe architectures trained on synthetic data, demonstrating their robust generalization to real-world scenarios and highlighting their computational efficiency compared to traditional monitoring methods.