A large-scale randomized study of large language model feedback in peer review

A large-scale randomized study of large language model feedback in peer review

• Abstract Peer review is stressed by rapidly rising submission volumes, leading to deteriorating review quality and increased author dissatisfaction. • Here, to address these issu

Research & Labs · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 351 words
A federated graph learning method to realize multi-party collaboration for molecular discovery

A federated graph learning method to realize multi-party collaboration for molecular discovery

• Abstract Optimizing molecular resource utilization for molecular discovery requires collaborative efforts across research institutions and organizations to accelerate progress. •

Research & Labs · February 24, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 256 words
What matters in building vision-language-action models for generalist robots

What matters in building vision-language-action models for generalist robots

• Explores how to embed action modules into vision‑language models for robotic manipulation. • Evaluates 8 VLM backbones and 4 policy architectures across 600 experiments. • Identi

Research & Labs · February 24, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 162 words
When large language models are reliable for judging empathic communication

When large language models are reliable for judging empathic communication

• LLMs generate empathic responses, but reliability of judging empathy remains unclear. • Study compares expert, crowdworker, and LLM annotations across four psychological framewor

Research & Labs · February 24, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 168 words
Reusability Report: Evaluating the performance of a meta-learning foundation model on predicting the antibacterial activity of natural products

Reusability Report: Evaluating the performance of a meta-learning foundation model on predicting the antibacterial activity of natural products

• Abstract Deep learning foundation models are becoming increasingly popular for use in bioactivity prediction. • Recently, Feng et al. • developed ActFound, a bioactive foundation

Research & Labs · February 24, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 192 words
A flaw in using pretrained protein language models in protein-protein interaction inference models

A flaw in using pretrained protein language models in protein-protein interaction inference models

• Abstract With the growing pervasiveness of pretrained protein language models (pLMs), pLM-based methods are increasingly being put forward for the protein-protein interaction (PP

Research & Labs · February 24, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 279 words
Parallel hierarchical encoding of linguistic representations in the human auditory cortex and recurrent automatic speech recognition systems

Parallel hierarchical encoding of linguistic representations in the human auditory cortex and recurrent automatic speech recognition systems

• Abstract Transforming continuous acoustic speech signals into discrete linguistic meaning is a remarkable computational feat accomplished by both the human brain and modern artif

Research & Labs · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 382 words

Bioinspired adaptive pupil reflex based on liquid-metal shape-shifters for machine vision

• Science Robotics, Volume 11, Issue 111, February 2026. • Science Robotics, Volume 11, Issue 111, February 2026.

Research & Labs · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 237 words

Grasshopper-inspired wing design improves gliding performance

• Science Robotics, Volume 11, Issue 111, February 2026. • Science Robotics, Volume 11, Issue 111, February 2026.

Research & Labs · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 222 words

Low-voltage and high-output dielectric elastomer actuators for untethered soft machines working at 200 volts

• Science Robotics, Volume 11, Issue 111, February 2026. • Science Robotics, Volume 11, Issue 111, February 2026.

Research & Labs · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 221 words

Scalable robot collective resilience by sharing resources

• Science Robotics, Volume 11, Issue 111, February 2026. • Science Robotics, Volume 11, Issue 111, February 2026.

Research & Labs · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 233 words

The codevelopment of soft robotics and assistive technology

• Science Robotics, Volume 11, Issue 111, February 2026. • Science Robotics, Volume 11, Issue 111, February 2026.

Research & Labs · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 238 words
Meta-designing quantum experiments with language models

Meta-designing quantum experiments with language models

• Abstract Artificial intelligence can solve complex scientific problems beyond human capabilities, but the resulting solutions offer little insight into the underlying physical pr

Research & Labs · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 367 words
Preconditioned inexact stochastic ADMM for deep models

Preconditioned inexact stochastic ADMM for deep models

• Abstract Deep learning models are usually trained with stochastic gradient descent-based algorithms, but these optimizers face inherent limitations, such as slow convergence and

Research & Labs · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 338 words
Basics 2 Breakthroughs: Optimizing Materials for Next-Generation Microelectronics

Basics 2 Breakthroughs: Optimizing Materials for Next-Generation Microelectronics

• Basics 2 Breakthroughs: Optimizing Materials for Next-Generation Microelectronics Video Microelectronics The tiny microchips that power modern technologies are already an impress

Research & Labs · February 23, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 395 words

Swartz Center Strengthens CMU's Silicon Valley Connections at Lab to Market Summit

• Friday, February 20, 2026 Swartz Center strengthened CMU’s Silicon Valley connections at Lab to Market investor summit Carnegie Mellon University, already deeply embedded in Sili

Research & Labs · February 23, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 401 words
Robotics Innovation Center Secures FieldAI as Inaugural Corporate Tenant

Robotics Innovation Center Secures FieldAI as Inaugural Corporate Tenant

• CMU’s Robotics Innovation Center Secures FieldAI as Inaugural Corporate Tenant Share on Facebook (opens in new window) Share on X (opens in new window) Share on LinkedIn (opens i

Research & Labs · February 23, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 393 words
Agentic Unlearning: When LLM Agent Meets Machine Unlearning

Agentic Unlearning: When LLM Agent Meets Machine Unlearning

• Computer Science > Machine Learning [Submitted on 6 Feb 2026] Title:Agentic Unlearning: When LLM Agent Meets Machine Unlearning View PDF HTML (experimental)Abstract:In this paper

Research & Labs · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 265 words
AI Hallucination from Students' Perspective: A Thematic Analysis

AI Hallucination from Students' Perspective: A Thematic Analysis

• Students rely on LLMs, hallucinations threaten learning accuracy. • Survey of 63 students revealed common hallucination types: fabricated citations, false facts, overconfidence.

Research & Labs · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 310 words
Alignment in Time: Peak-Aware Orchestration for Long-Horizon Agentic Systems

Alignment in Time: Peak-Aware Orchestration for Long-Horizon Agentic Systems

• Computer Science > Artificial Intelligence [Submitted on 20 Feb 2026] Title:Alignment in Time: Peak-Aware Orchestration for Long-Horizon Agentic Systems View PDF HTML (experiment

Research & Labs · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 264 words
Assessing LLM Response Quality in the Context of Technology-Facilitated Abuse

Assessing LLM Response Quality in the Context of Technology-Facilitated Abuse

• Computer Science > Human-Computer Interaction [Submitted on 11 Jan 2026] Title:Assessing LLM Response Quality in the Context of Technology-Facilitated Abuse View PDF HTML (experi

Research & Labs · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 385 words
BioBridge: Bridging Proteins and Language for Enhanced Biological Reasoning with LLMs

BioBridge: Bridging Proteins and Language for Enhanced Biological Reasoning with LLMs

• BioBridge fuses protein language models with general LLMs to enhance biological reasoning across diverse tasks. • Domain-Incremental Continual Pre‑Training (DICP) injects domain

Research & Labs · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 190 words
CodeScaler: Scaling Code LLM Training and Test-Time Inference via Execution-Free Reward Models

CodeScaler: Scaling Code LLM Training and Test-Time Inference via Execution-Free Reward Models

• Computer Science > Machine Learning [Submitted on 4 Feb 2026] Title:CodeScaler: Scaling Code LLM Training and Test-Time Inference via Execution-Free Reward Models View PDF HTML (

Research & Labs · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 412 words
Cross-Embodiment Offline Reinforcement Learning for Heterogeneous Robot Datasets

Cross-Embodiment Offline Reinforcement Learning for Heterogeneous Robot Datasets

• Computer Science > Artificial Intelligence [Submitted on 20 Feb 2026] Title:Cross-Embodiment Offline Reinforcement Learning for Heterogeneous Robot Datasets View PDF HTML (experi

Research & Labs · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 269 words
Curriculum Learning for Efficient Chain-of-Thought Distillation via Structure-Aware Masking and GRPO

Curriculum Learning for Efficient Chain-of-Thought Distillation via Structure-Aware Masking and GRPO

• Computer Science > Machine Learning [Submitted on 5 Feb 2026] Title:Curriculum Learning for Efficient Chain-of-Thought Distillation via Structure-Aware Masking and GRPO View PDF

Research & Labs · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 334 words
DesignAsCode: Bridging Structural Editability and Visual Fidelity in Graphic Design Generation

DesignAsCode: Bridging Structural Editability and Visual Fidelity in Graphic Design Generation

• Computer Science > Graphics [Submitted on 6 Feb 2026] Title:DesignAsCode: Bridging Structural Editability and Visual Fidelity in Graphic Design Generation View PDF HTML (experime

Research & Labs · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 255 words
Diffusing to Coordinate: Efficient Online Multi-Agent Diffusion Policies

Diffusing to Coordinate: Efficient Online Multi-Agent Diffusion Policies

• Computer Science > Artificial Intelligence [Submitted on 20 Feb 2026] Title:Diffusing to Coordinate: Efficient Online Multi-Agent Diffusion Policies View PDF HTML (experimental)A

Research & Labs · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 206 words
Digital self-Efficacy as a foundation for a generative AI usage framework in faculty's professional practices

Digital self-Efficacy as a foundation for a generative AI usage framework in faculty's professional practices

• Computer Science > Human-Computer Interaction [Submitted on 12 Jan 2026] Title:Digital self-Efficacy as a foundation for a generative AI usage framework in faculty’s professional

Research & Labs · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 248 words
Duality Models: An Embarrassingly Simple One-step Generation Paradigm

Duality Models: An Embarrassingly Simple One-step Generation Paradigm

• Computer Science > Machine Learning [Submitted on 4 Feb 2026] Title:Duality Models: An Embarrassingly Simple One-step Generation Paradigm View PDF HTML (experimental)Abstract:Con

Research & Labs · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 268 words
El Agente Gr\'afico: Structured Execution Graphs for Scientific Agents

El Agente Gr\'afico: Structured Execution Graphs for Scientific Agents

• Computer Science > Artificial Intelligence [Submitted on 19 Feb 2026] Title:El Agente Gráfico: Structured Execution Graphs for Scientific Agents View PDFAbstract:Large language m

Research & Labs · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 317 words
Epistemic Traps: Rational Misalignment Driven by Model Misspecification

Epistemic Traps: Rational Misalignment Driven by Model Misspecification

• Computer Science > Artificial Intelligence [Submitted on 27 Jan 2026] Title:Epistemic Traps: Rational Misalignment Driven by Model Misspecification View PDF HTML (experimental)Ab

Research & Labs · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 401 words
Evaluating Text-based Conversational Agents for Mental Health: A Systematic Review of Metrics, Methods and Usage Contexts

Evaluating Text-based Conversational Agents for Mental Health: A Systematic Review of Metrics, Methods and Usage Contexts

• Computer Science > Human-Computer Interaction [Submitted on 8 Jan 2026] Title:Evaluating Text-based Conversational Agents for Mental Health: A Systematic Review of Metrics, Metho

Research & Labs · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 236 words
Joint Parameter and State-Space Bayesian Optimization: Using Process Expertise to Accelerate Manufacturing Optimization

Joint Parameter and State-Space Bayesian Optimization: Using Process Expertise to Accelerate Manufacturing Optimization

• Computer Science > Machine Learning [Submitted on 4 Feb 2026] Title:Joint Parameter and State-Space Bayesian Optimization: Using Process Expertise to Accelerate Manufacturing Opt

Research & Labs · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 247 words
LATMiX: Learnable Affine Transformations for Microscaling Quantization of LLMs

LATMiX: Learnable Affine Transformations for Microscaling Quantization of LLMs

• Computer Science > Machine Learning [Submitted on 4 Feb 2026] Title:LATMiX: Learnable Affine Transformations for Microscaling Quantization of LLMs View PDF HTML (experimental)Abs

Research & Labs · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 239 words
Lost Before Translation: Social Information Transmission and Survival in AI-AI Communication

Lost Before Translation: Social Information Transmission and Survival in AI-AI Communication

• Computer Science > Human-Computer Interaction [Submitted on 21 Jan 2026] Title:Lost Before Translation: Social Information Transmission and Survival in AI-AI Communication View P

Research & Labs · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 255 words
Mind the Boundary: Stabilizing Gemini Enterprise A2A via a Cloud Run Hub Across Projects and Accounts

Mind the Boundary: Stabilizing Gemini Enterprise A2A via a Cloud Run Hub Across Projects and Accounts

• Computer Science > Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing [Submitted on 26 Jan 2026] Title:Mind the Boundary: Stabilizing Gemini Enterprise A2A via a Cloud Run Hub Across P

Research & Labs · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 3 min · 633 words
Neurosymbolic Language Reasoning as Satisfiability Modulo Theory

Neurosymbolic Language Reasoning as Satisfiability Modulo Theory

• Computer Science > Artificial Intelligence [Submitted on 20 Feb 2026] Title:Neurosymbolic Language Reasoning as Satisfiability Modulo Theory View PDF HTML (experimental)Abstract:

Research & Labs · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 254 words
Ontology-Guided Neuro-Symbolic Inference: Grounding Language Models with Mathematical Domain Knowledge

Ontology-Guided Neuro-Symbolic Inference: Grounding Language Models with Mathematical Domain Knowledge

• Computer Science > Artificial Intelligence [Submitted on 19 Feb 2026] Title:Ontology-Guided Neuro-Symbolic Inference: Grounding Language Models with Mathematical Domain Knowledge

Research & Labs · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 298 words
Optimal Multi-Debris Mission Planning in LEO: A Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach with Co-Elliptic Transfers and Refueling

Optimal Multi-Debris Mission Planning in LEO: A Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach with Co-Elliptic Transfers and Refueling

• Computer Science > Machine Learning [Submitted on 4 Feb 2026] Title:Optimal Multi-Debris Mission Planning in LEO: A Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach with Co-Elliptic Transfer

Research & Labs · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 317 words
Probabilistic NDVI Forecasting from Sparse Satellite Time Series and Weather Covariates

Probabilistic NDVI Forecasting from Sparse Satellite Time Series and Weather Covariates

• Probabilistic NDVI forecasting tackles sparse, irregular satellite data due to cloud cover. • Transformer architecture separates historical NDVI dynamics from future weather cova

Research & Labs · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 196 words
Reducing Text Bias in Synthetically Generated MCQAs for VLMs in Autonomous Driving

Reducing Text Bias in Synthetically Generated MCQAs for VLMs in Autonomous Driving

• Computer Science > Machine Learning [Submitted on 28 Jan 2026] Title:Reducing Text Bias in Synthetically Generated MCQAs for VLMs in Autonomous Driving View PDF HTML (experimenta

Research & Labs · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 278 words
Robust Pre-Training of Medical Vision-and-Language Models with Domain-Invariant Multi-Modal Masked Reconstruction

Robust Pre-Training of Medical Vision-and-Language Models with Domain-Invariant Multi-Modal Masked Reconstruction

• Computer Science > Machine Learning [Submitted on 6 Feb 2026] Title:Robust Pre-Training of Medical Vision-and-Language Models with Domain-Invariant Multi-Modal Masked Reconstruct

Research & Labs · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 257 words
SOMtime the World Ain$'$t Fair: Violating Fairness Using Self-Organizing Maps

SOMtime the World Ain$'$t Fair: Violating Fairness Using Self-Organizing Maps

• Computer Science > Artificial Intelligence [Submitted on 20 Feb 2026] Title:SOMtime the World Ain$’$t Fair: Violating Fairness Using Self-Organizing Maps View PDF HTML (experimen

Research & Labs · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 312 words
The Dark Side of Dark Mode -- User behaviour rebound effects and consequences for digital energy consumption

The Dark Side of Dark Mode -- User behaviour rebound effects and consequences for digital energy consumption

• Computer Science > Human-Computer Interaction [Submitted on 8 Jan 2026] Title:The Dark Side of Dark Mode – User behaviour rebound effects and consequences for digital energy con

Research & Labs · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 251 words
The Token Games: Evaluating Language Model Reasoning with Puzzle Duels

The Token Games: Evaluating Language Model Reasoning with Puzzle Duels

• Computer Science > Artificial Intelligence [Submitted on 19 Feb 2026] Title:The Token Games: Evaluating Language Model Reasoning with Puzzle Duels View PDF HTML (experimental)Abs

Research & Labs · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 273 words
Trojans in Artificial Intelligence (TrojAI) Final Report

Trojans in Artificial Intelligence (TrojAI) Final Report

• IARPA TrojAI program tackles AI trojan backdoor vulnerability in modern AI systems. • Found detection via weight analysis and trigger inversion techniques to identify hidden back

Research & Labs · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 172 words
Visual Interface Workflow Management System Strengthening Data Integrity and Project Tracking in Complex Processes

Visual Interface Workflow Management System Strengthening Data Integrity and Project Tracking in Complex Processes

• Computer Science > Human-Computer Interaction [Submitted on 5 Jan 2026] Title:Visual Interface Workflow Management System Strengthening Data Integrity and Project Tracking in Com

Research & Labs · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 284 words
When & How to Write for Personalized Demand-aware Query Rewriting in Video Search

When & How to Write for Personalized Demand-aware Query Rewriting in Video Search

• Computer Science > Information Retrieval [Submitted on 17 Dec 2025] Title:When & How to Write for Personalized Demand-aware Query Rewriting in Video Search View PDF HTML (experim

Research & Labs · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 290 words
WorkflowPerturb: Calibrated Stress Tests for Evaluating Multi-Agent Workflow Metrics

WorkflowPerturb: Calibrated Stress Tests for Evaluating Multi-Agent Workflow Metrics

• Computer Science > Artificial Intelligence [Submitted on 20 Feb 2026] Title:WorkflowPerturb: Calibrated Stress Tests for Evaluating Multi-Agent Workflow Metrics View PDF HTML (ex

Research & Labs · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 240 words
A federated graph learning method to realize multi-party collaboration for molecular discovery

A federated graph learning method to realize multi-party collaboration for molecular discovery

• Abstract Optimizing molecular resource utilization for molecular discovery requires collaborative efforts across research institutions and organizations to accelerate progress. •

Research & Labs · February 22, 2026 (updated February 23, 2026) · 2 min · 251 words
What matters in building vision-language-action models for generalist robots

What matters in building vision-language-action models for generalist robots

• Abstract To utilize foundation vision-language models (VLMs) for robotic tasks and motion planning, the community has proposed different methods for injecting action components i

Research & Labs · February 22, 2026 (updated February 23, 2026) · 2 min · 289 words
When large language models are reliable for judging empathic communication

When large language models are reliable for judging empathic communication

• Abstract Large language models (LLMs) excel at generating empathic responses in text-based conversations. • But, how reliably do they judge the nuances of empathic communication?

Research & Labs · February 22, 2026 (updated February 23, 2026) · 2 min · 231 words
Reusability Report: Evaluating the performance of a meta-learning foundation model on predicting the antibacterial activity of natural products

Reusability Report: Evaluating the performance of a meta-learning foundation model on predicting the antibacterial activity of natural products

• Abstract Deep learning foundation models are becoming increasingly popular for use in bioactivity prediction. • Recently, Feng et al. • developed ActFound, a bioactive foundation

Research & Labs · February 22, 2026 (updated February 23, 2026) · 1 min · 200 words
A flaw in using pretrained protein language models in protein-protein interaction inference models

A flaw in using pretrained protein language models in protein-protein interaction inference models

• Abstract With the growing pervasiveness of pretrained protein language models (pLMs), pLM-based methods are increasingly being put forward for the protein-protein interaction (PP

Research & Labs · February 22, 2026 (updated February 23, 2026) · 2 min · 280 words
Parallel hierarchical encoding of linguistic representations in the human auditory cortex and recurrent automatic speech recognition systems

Parallel hierarchical encoding of linguistic representations in the human auditory cortex and recurrent automatic speech recognition systems

• Abstract Transforming continuous acoustic speech signals into discrete linguistic meaning is a remarkable computational feat accomplished by both the human brain and modern artif

Research & Labs · February 22, 2026 (updated February 23, 2026) · 2 min · 281 words

Grasshopper-inspired wing design improves gliding performance

• Science Robotics, Volume 11, Issue 111, February 2026.

Research & Labs · February 22, 2026 (updated February 23, 2026) · 1 min · 102 words
Meta-designing quantum experiments with language models

Meta-designing quantum experiments with language models

• Abstract Artificial intelligence can solve complex scientific problems beyond human capabilities, but the resulting solutions offer little insight into the underlying physical pr

Research & Labs · February 22, 2026 (updated February 23, 2026) · 2 min · 268 words

The codevelopment of soft robotics and assistive technology

• Science Robotics, Volume 11, Issue 111, February 2026.

Research & Labs · February 22, 2026 (updated February 23, 2026) · 1 min · 116 words

Bioinspired adaptive pupil reflex based on liquid-metal shape-shifters for machine vision

• Science Robotics, Volume 11, Issue 111, February 2026.

Research & Labs · February 22, 2026 (updated February 23, 2026) · 1 min · 113 words

Low-voltage and high-output dielectric elastomer actuators for untethered soft machines working at 200 volts

• Science Robotics, Volume 11, Issue 111, February 2026.

Research & Labs · February 22, 2026 (updated February 23, 2026) · 1 min · 118 words