arXiv:2511.08935v1 Announce Type: cross 
Abstract: Embodied visual navigation remains a challenging task, as agents must explore unknown environments with limited knowledge. Existing zero-shot studies have shown that incorporating memory mechanisms to support goal-directed behavior can improve long-horizon planning performance. However, they overlook visual frontier boundaries, which fundamentally dictate future trajectories and observations, and fall short of inferring the relationship between partial visual observations and navigation goals. In this paper, we propose Semantic Cognition Over Potential-based Exploration (SCOPE), a zero-shot framework that explicitly leverages frontier information to drive potential-based exploration, enabling more informed and goal-relevant decisions. SCOPE estimates exploration potential with a Vision-Language Model and organizes it into a spatio-temporal potential graph, capturing boundary dynamics to support long-horizon planning. In addition, SCOPE incorporates a self-reconsideration mechanism that revisits and refines prior decisions, enhancing reliability and reducing overconfident errors. Experimental results on two diverse embodied navigation tasks show that SCOPE outperforms state-of-the-art baselines by 4.6\% in accuracy. Further analysis demonstrates that its core components lead to improved calibration, stronger generalization, and higher decision quality.

تقدم الورقة 'Expand Your SCOPE' إطارًا جديدًا يسمى SCOPE لتحسين التنقل البصري المجسد. من خلال الاستفادة من معلومات الحدود ودمج آلية إعادة التفكير الذاتي، يعزز SCOPE اتخاذ القرار وأداء التخطيط، متفوقًا على الأساليب الحالية بنسبة 4.6% في الدقة. هذه التقدمات مهمة لأنها تعالج التحديات المتعلقة بالتنقل في بيئات غير معروفة بمعلومات محدودة.

El artículo 'Expand Your SCOPE' presenta un nuevo marco llamado SCOPE para mejorar la navegación visual encarnada. Al aprovechar la información de frontera e incorporar un mecanismo de autorreconsideración, SCOPE mejora la toma de decisiones y el rendimiento de planificación, superando a los métodos existentes en un 4.6% en precisión. Este avance es significativo ya que aborda los desafíos de navegar en entornos desconocidos con información limitada.

L'article 'Expand Your SCOPE' présente un nouveau cadre appelé SCOPE pour améliorer la navigation visuelle incarnée. En s'appuyant sur les informations de frontière et en intégrant un mécanisme de réévaluation, SCOPE améliore la prise de décision et la performance de planification, surpassant les méthodes existantes de 4,6 % en précision. Cette avancée est significative car elle répond aux défis de la navigation dans des environnements inconnus avec des informations limitées.

The paper 'Expand Your SCOPE' introduces a novel framework called SCOPE for improving embodied visual navigation. By leveraging frontier information and incorporating a self-reconsideration mechanism, SCOPE enhances decision-making and planning performance, outperforming existing methods by 4.6% in accuracy. This advancement is significant as it addresses the challenges of navigating unknown environments with limited information.

Expand Your SCOPE: Semantic Cognition over Potential-Based Exploration for Embodied Visual Navigation

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 AI Amnesia: Erasing Knowledge Without a Trace
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Imagine your AI model accidentally learned something it shouldn't have – sensitive customer data, for example. Current methods for deleting this information often require retraining the entire model, an expensive and time-consuming process. What if we could surgically remove that knowledge without starting from scratch?

The key lies in a novel approach: creating artificial "forgetting cues." We're teaching the model to unlearn specific data patterns by exposing it to carefully crafted synthetic examples. These examples are designed to strongly contradict the information we want the model to forget, effectively overwriting the problematic associations in its memory. This works even if you don’t have access to the original data you need to erase.

Think of it like this: you're trying to forget a bad song stuck in your head. Instead of trying to actively suppress it (which rarely works), you blast an even more catchy song. The new song overwrites the old one, effectively erasing it from your mental playlist.

Benefits of Selective Forgetting:

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<li> Enhanced Data Privacy: Remove sensitive data without compromising the overall model's performance.</li>
<li> Reduced Retraining Costs: Avoid full model retraining, saving significant time and resources.</li>
<li> Improved Model Security: Eliminate vulnerabilities introduced by unintentionally learned patterns.</li>
<li> Adaptable Learning: Enables continuous refinement of AI models based on evolving data landscapes.</li>
<li> Compliance Ready: Supports compliance with data privacy regulations like GDPR.</li>
<li> Scalable Solutions: Works efficiently even with limited access to training data.</li>
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Practical Tip: One challenge is ensuring the synthetic data accurately targets the information you want to remove without negatively impacting the model's ability to generalize. Rigorous testing and validation with holdout datasets are crucial.

The promise of AI that can truly 'forget' opens exciting possibilities for responsible AI development. By enabling precise data deletion, we pave the way for more secure, compliant, and adaptable machine learning systems. Imagine AI models that can adapt to changing ethical guidelines or quickly unlearn incorrect information, all without massive retraining efforts. This is a crucial step towards trustworthy and responsible AI that respects data privacy and aligns with societal values. Future exploration could include extending this to different data modalities and model architectures.

Related Keywords: machine unlearning, data privacy, few-shot learning, zero-shot learning, synthetic data, model editing, catastrophic forgetting, incremental learning, continual learning, deep learning, neural networks, data security, algorithmic fairness, responsible ai, ethical ai, federated unlearning, privacy-preserving ai, model retraining, AI governance, data deletion, GDPR compliance

يتناول المقال نهجًا جديدًا لمعالجة مشكلة نسيان الذكاء الاصطناعي، حيث قد تحتفظ نماذج الذكاء الاصطناعي عن غير قصد بمعلومات حساسة. تتطلب الطرق التقليدية لحذف هذه البيانات غالبًا إعادة تدريب كاملة للنموذج، وهو ما يعد مكلفًا ويستغرق وقتًا. تتضمن التقنية الجديدة إنشاء 'إشارات نسيان' اصطناعية تساعد النموذج على نسيان أنماط بيانات معينة من خلال تعريضه لأمثلة صناعية تتناقض مع المعلومات غير المرغوب فيها، مما يسمح بإزالة المعرفة المستهدفة دون الحاجة للوصول إلى البيانات الأصلية.

El artículo aborda un nuevo enfoque para tratar el problema de la amnesia de la IA, donde los modelos de IA pueden retener inadvertidamente información sensible. Los métodos tradicionales para eliminar estos datos a menudo requieren un reentrenamiento completo del modelo, lo que es costoso y lleva tiempo. La nueva técnica implica crear 'señales de olvido' artificiales que ayudan al modelo a desaprender patrones de datos específicos al exponerlo a ejemplos sintéticos que contradicen la información no deseada, permitiendo así la eliminación selectiva de conocimientos sin necesidad de acceder a l…

L'article traite d'une nouvelle approche pour résoudre le problème de l'amnésie de l'IA, où les modèles d'IA peuvent involontairement conserver des informations sensibles. Les méthodes traditionnelles pour supprimer ces données nécessitent souvent un réentraînement complet du modèle, ce qui est coûteux et long. La nouvelle technique consiste à créer des 'cues d'oubli' artificiels qui aident le modèle à désapprendre des schémas de données spécifiques en lui présentant des exemples synthétiques qui contredisent les informations indésirables, permettant ainsi une suppression ciblée des connaissan…

The article discusses a novel approach to address the issue of AI amnesia, where AI models may inadvertently retain sensitive information. Traditional methods for deleting such data often require complete retraining of the model, which is costly and time-consuming. The new technique involves creating artificial 'forgetting cues' that help the model unlearn specific data patterns by presenting it with synthetic examples that contradict the unwanted information, allowing for targeted knowledge removal without needing access to the original data.

AI Amnesia: Erasing Knowledge Without a Trace

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طور الباحثون نماذج حاسوبية متقدمة تهدف إلى تحسين التنبؤات لعمليات طحن الكتلة الحيوية. تركز هذه الابتكارات على تحويل مواد مثل رقائق الخشب، بقايا المحاصيل، والنفايات الصلبة البلدية إلى وقود ومواد كيميائية قيمة، وهو أمر مهم لتعزيز استقلالية الطاقة في البلاد. من المتوقع أن تعمل النماذج على تحسين كفاءة معالجة الكتلة الحيوية، مما يساهم في حلول الطاقة المستدامة.

Investigadores han desarrollado modelos informáticos avanzados destinados a mejorar las predicciones para los procesos de molienda de biomasa. Esta innovación se centra en convertir materiales como astillas de madera, residuos de cultivos y residuos sólidos municipales en combustibles y productos químicos valiosos, lo que es crucial para mejorar la independencia energética del país. Se espera que los modelos optimicen la eficiencia del procesamiento de biomasa, contribuyendo así a soluciones energéticas sostenibles.

Des chercheurs ont développé des modèles informatiques avancés visant à améliorer les prévisions pour les processus de broyage de la biomasse. Cette innovation se concentre sur la conversion de matériaux tels que les copeaux de bois, les résidus de culture et les déchets solides municipaux en combustibles et produits chimiques précieux, ce qui est crucial pour renforcer l'indépendance énergétique du pays. Les modèles devraient optimiser l'efficacité du traitement de la biomasse, contribuant ainsi à des solutions énergétiques durables.

Researchers have developed advanced computer models aimed at improving predictions for biomass milling processes. This innovation focuses on converting materials such as wood chips, crop residues, and municipal solid waste into valuable fuels and chemicals, which is crucial for enhancing energy independence in the country. The models are expected to optimize the efficiency of biomass processing, thereby contributing to sustainable energy solutions.

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arXiv:2509.15901v2 Announce Type: replace 
Abstract: Meeting summarization with large language models (LLMs) remains error-prone, often producing outputs with hallucinations, omissions, and irrelevancies. We present FRAME, a modular pipeline that reframes summarization as a semantic enrichment task. FRAME extracts and scores salient facts, organizes them thematically, and uses these to enrich an outline into an abstractive summary. To personalize summaries, we introduce SCOPE, a reason-out-loud protocol that has the model build a reasoning trace by answering nine questions before content selection. For evaluation, we propose P-MESA, a multi-dimensional, reference-free evaluation framework to assess if a summary fits a target reader. P-MESA reliably identifies error instances, achieving >= 89% balanced accuracy against human annotations and strongly aligns with human severity ratings (r >= 0.70). On QMSum and FAME, FRAME reduces hallucination and omission by 2 out of 5 points (measured with MESA), while SCOPE improves knowledge fit and goal alignment over prompt-only baselines. Our findings advocate for rethinking summarization to improve control, faithfulness, and personalization.

تناقش المقالة التحديات المتعلقة بتلخيص الاجتماعات باستخدام نماذج اللغة الكبيرة (LLMs)، والتي غالبًا ما تنتج مخرجات عرضة للأخطاء تتميز بالهلوسة، وال omissions، والعناصر غير ذات الصلة. تقدم FRAME، وهي خط أنابيب معياري يعيد صياغة التلخيص كعملية إثراء دلالي، حيث تستخرج وتنظم الحقائق البارزة بشكل موضوعي لإنشاء ملخص تجريدي مُعزز. بالإضافة إلى ذلك، يتم تقديم SCOPE كبرتوكول للتخصيص يوجه النموذج في اختيار المحتوى من خلال سلسلة من الأسئلة. يُظهر إطار التقييم P-MESA دقة عالية في تحديد الأخطاء.

El artículo discute los desafíos de la resumición de reuniones utilizando grandes modelos de lenguaje (LLMs), que a menudo producen resultados propensos a errores caracterizados por alucinaciones, omisiones y elementos irrelevantes. Se presenta FRAME, un pipeline modular que reformula la resumición como una tarea de enriquecimiento semántico, extrayendo y organizando temáticamente hechos salientes para crear un resumen abstracto enriquecido. Además, se presenta SCOPE como un protocolo de personalización que guía al modelo en la selección de contenido a través de una serie de preguntas. El marco de evaluación P-MESA demuestra una alta precisión en la identificación de errores.

L'article aborde les défis de la synthèse de réunions utilisant de grands modèles de langage (LLMs), qui produisent souvent des résultats sujets à des erreurs, caractérisés par des hallucinations, des omissions et des éléments non pertinents. Il présente FRAME, un pipeline modulaire qui reformule la synthèse comme une tâche d'enrichissement sémantique, extrayant et organisant thématiquement des faits saillants pour créer un résumé abstrait enrichi. De plus, SCOPE est présenté comme un protocole de personnalisation qui guide le modèle dans la sélection de contenu à travers une série de questions. Le cadre d'évaluation P-MESA démontre une grande précision dans l'identification des erreurs.

The article discusses the challenges of meeting summarization using large language models (LLMs), which often produce error-prone outputs characterized by hallucinations, omissions, and irrelevancies. It introduces FRAME, a modular pipeline that reframes summarization as a semantic enrichment task, extracting and thematically organizing salient facts to create an enriched abstractive summary. Additionally, SCOPE is presented as a personalization protocol that guides the model in content selection through a series of questions. The evaluation framework P-MESA demonstrates high accuracy in identifying errors.

Re-FRAME the Meeting Summarization SCOPE: Fact-Based Summarization and Personalization via Questions

arXiv:2511.07947v2 Announce Type: replace-cross 
Abstract: Machine learning models constitute valuable intellectual property, yet remain vulnerable to model extraction attacks (MEA), where adversaries replicate their functionality through black-box queries. Model watermarking counters MEAs by embedding forensic markers for ownership verification. Current black-box watermarks prioritize MEA survival through representation entanglement, yet inadequately explore resilience against sequential MEAs and removal attacks. Our study reveals that this risk is underestimated because existing removal methods are weakened by entanglement. To address this gap, we propose Watermark Removal attacK (WRK), which circumvents entanglement constraints by exploiting decision boundaries shaped by prevailing sample-level watermark artifacts. WRK effectively reduces watermark success rates by at least 88.79% across existing watermarking benchmarks.
  For robust protection, we propose Class-Feature Watermarks (CFW), which improve resilience by leveraging class-level artifacts. CFW constructs a synthetic class using out-of-domain samples, eliminating vulnerable decision boundaries between original domain samples and their artifact-modified counterparts (watermark samples). CFW concurrently optimizes both MEA transferability and post-MEA stability. Experiments across multiple domains show that CFW consistently outperforms prior methods in resilience, maintaining a watermark success rate of at least 70.15% in extracted models even under the combined MEA and WRK distortion, while preserving the utility of protected models.

Class-feature Watermark: A Resilient Black-box Watermark Against Model Extraction Attacks

arXiv:2511.11688v1 Announce Type: new 
Abstract: Diffusion probabilistic models have set a new standard for generative fidelity but are hindered by a slow iterative sampling process. A powerful training-free strategy to accelerate this process is Schedule Optimization, which aims to find an optimal distribution of timesteps for a fixed and small Number of Function Evaluations (NFE) to maximize sample quality. To this end, a successful schedule optimization method must adhere to four core principles: effectiveness, adaptivity, practical robustness, and computational efficiency. However, existing paradigms struggle to satisfy these principles simultaneously, motivating the need for a more advanced solution. To overcome these limitations, we propose the Hierarchical-Schedule-Optimizer (HSO), a novel and efficient bi-level optimization framework. HSO reframes the search for a globally optimal schedule into a more tractable problem by iteratively alternating between two synergistic levels: an upper-level global search for an optimal initialization strategy and a lower-level local optimization for schedule refinement. This process is guided by two key innovations: the Midpoint Error Proxy (MEP), a solver-agnostic and numerically stable objective for effective local optimization, and the Spacing-Penalized Fitness (SPF) function, which ensures practical robustness by penalizing pathologically close timesteps. Extensive experiments show that HSO sets a new state-of-the-art for training-free sampling in the extremely low-NFE regime. For instance, with an NFE of just 5, HSO achieves a remarkable FID of 11.94 on LAION-Aesthetics with Stable Diffusion v2.1. Crucially, this level of performance is attained not through costly retraining, but with a one-time optimization cost of less than 8 seconds, presenting a highly practical and efficient paradigm for diffusion model acceleration.

تناقش الورقة المعنونة 'تحسين الجدول الهرمي لعملية أخذ العينات السريعة والموثوقة لنماذج الانتشار' التقدم في النماذج الاحتمالية للانتشار، المعروفة بدقتها التوليدية ولكن تواجه تحديات بسبب بطء عمليات أخذ العينات. يقدم المؤلفون استراتيجية جديدة بدون تدريب تُسمى تحسين الجدول الزمني، تهدف إلى تحسين توزيع خطوات الزمن لتعزيز جودة العينات مع الالتزام بمبادئ الفعالية، والتكيف، والموثوقية، والكفاءة. يقدم المُحسّن الهرمي للجدول الزمني (HSO) إطار عمل جديدًا لتحسين ثنائي المستوى لمعالجة هذه التحديات.

El artículo titulado 'Optimización de Horarios Jerárquicos para un Muestreo Rápido y Robusto de Modelos de Difusión' discute los avances en modelos probabilísticos de difusión, conocidos por su fidelidad generativa pero que enfrentan desafíos debido a procesos de muestreo lentos. Los autores presentan una estrategia sin entrenamiento llamada Optimización de Horarios, que busca optimizar la distribución de pasos de tiempo para mejorar la calidad de las muestras, respetando principios de efectividad, adaptabilidad, robustez y eficiencia. El propuesto Optimizador de Horarios Jerárquicos (HSO) ofr…

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Hierarchical Schedule Optimization for Fast and Robust Diffusion Model Sampling

arXiv:2511.12098v1 Announce Type: new 
Abstract: Generating synthetic CT images from CBCT or MRI has a potential for efficient radiation dose planning and adaptive radiotherapy. However, existing CNN-based models lack global semantic understanding, while Transformers often overfit small medical datasets due to high model capacity and weak inductive bias. To address these limitations, we propose a DINOv3-Guided Cross Fusion (DGCF) framework that integrates a frozen self-supervised DINOv3 Transformer with a trainable CNN encoder-decoder. It hierarchically fuses global representation of Transformer and local features of CNN via a learnable cross fusion module, achieving balanced local appearance and contextual representation. Furthermore, we introduce a Multi-Level DINOv3 Perceptual (MLDP) loss that encourages semantic similarity between synthetic CT and the ground truth in DINOv3's feature space. Experiments on the SynthRAD2023 pelvic dataset demonstrate that DGCF achieved state-of-the-art performance in terms of MS-SSIM, PSNR and segmentation-based metrics on both MRI$\rightarrow$CT and CBCT$\rightarrow$CT translation tasks. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first work to employ DINOv3 representations for medical image translation, highlighting the potential of self-supervised Transformer guidance for semantic-aware CT synthesis. The code is available at https://github.com/HiLab-git/DGCF.

Expand Your SCOPE: Semantic Cognition over Potential-Based Exploration for Embodied Visual Navigation

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