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  1. AutoSR: Automatic Symbolic Regression by Searching Research States

    Source note · Aug 17, 2026 · ai, machine learning

    The authors introduce AutoSR, a fully automated system that searches for persistent scientific investigations instead of isolated equations in symbolic regression. Unlike traditional methods, AutoSR preserves the…

  2. Bounded Semantic Planning and Deterministic Compilation for Reliable Enterprise Text-to-SQL

    Source note · Aug 17, 2026 · evaluation

    A study presents an alternative approach for text-to-SQL generation in enterprise schemas where SQL may execute successfully but with incorrect relationship roles or aggregation grains. The new method, Semantic Path…

  3. Browse articles

    Source note · Aug 17, 2026 · ai, journals and publishers, peer reviewed journal

    The article titled 'MultiMed-RAG: leveraging multi-source knowledge and agent collaboration for medical tasks' discusses a new system called CliniSense, which uses artificial intelligence to evaluate clinical skills…

  4. Chronocooked: A Benchmark for Implicit Interval Timing in Reinforcement Learning Agents

    Source note · Aug 17, 2026 · ai, reinforcement learning, benchmark

    The paper introduces Chronocooked, a benchmark suite for studying how reinforcement learning (RL) agents make decisions over time. It's inspired by Overcooked and includes cooking scenarios that require temporal…

  5. ClawGym II: Exploring Black-Box RL on Agent Harness

    Source note · Aug 17, 2026 · reinforcement learning, optimization, long-horizon tasks

    Researchers present a new framework for reinforcement learning (RL) using complex agent harnesses. This framework is designed to optimize RL more stably and efficiently for long-horizon tasks. The researchers' method…

  6. CliniSense AI for automated clinical skills assessment with real-time feedback

    Source note · Aug 17, 2026 · ai, healthcare, automation

    Two articles discuss the development of AI systems for clinical skills assessment and a virtual trial framework for generating clinical evidence in orthopedics.

  7. Don't Drop the BATON: Long-Horizon Robot Manipulation via Agentic Subtask Exploration and Transition-aware Memory

    Source note · Aug 17, 2026

    The paper introduces a new method called BATON for long-horizon robot manipulation tasks. This method addresses two main issues with previous methods: high exploration cost and lack of representation of transitions…

  8. DSA: Very large online platforms and search engines

    Source note · Aug 17, 2026

    The Digital Services Act (DSA) applies to very large online platforms and search engines with over 45 million users in the EU. It outlines user rights and what can be done if these platforms or search engines act…

  9. Einstein the musician, AI prophets and more: Books in brief

    Source note · Aug 17, 2026 · journals and publishers, peer reviewed journal

    A summary of books that cover various topics such as Einstein's musical side, the potential of AI in scientific tools, undocumented migration not leading to increased crime rates, and tips for successful science…

  10. GoalEvolve: From Handcrafted Algorithm Priors to Goal-Driven Evolution of Physical Design Algorithms

    Source note · Aug 17, 2026 · optimization

    A new framework called GoalEvolve is presented that aims to improve physical design algorithms for electronic circuits. The framework uses a goal-driven approach to identify and address unmet requirements in the…

  11. HAF: Adapting Generalist VLAs to Humanoid Whole-Body Loco-manipulation via Hierarchical Action Flow and Spectral Latent RL

    Source note · Aug 17, 2026 · humanoid robots

    The paper introduces a framework called HAF (Humanoid Adaptation Framework) to adapt generalist VLA models for humanoid whole-body locomotion tasks. The framework is divided into two parts: HAF-VLA and HAF-Steer…

  12. Histological aging signatures for monitoring tissue-specific aging and disease

    Source note · Aug 17, 2026 · journals and publishers, peer reviewed journal

    Researchers have analyzed histopathological images of 40 different tissues and combined them with transcriptomic data from blood. They developed aging clocks based on the morphological changes associated with aging in…

  13. How the story of life and our planet unfolded — together

    Source note · Aug 17, 2026 · journals and publishers, peer reviewed journal, biology

    This article from Nature discusses a book about the evolution of life and our planet, provides a commentary on heatwaves affecting health, reviews books on AI as scientific tools, and offers a brief list of books.

  14. How to make your science business succeed when you’re a female founder

    Source note · Aug 17, 2026 · journals and publishers, peer reviewed journal

    This article provides advice for female founders of science businesses on how to succeed in their ventures.

  15. Model Hypnosis: Strong control of AI via additive subliminal effects

    Source note · Aug 17, 2026 · artificial intelligence, safety, manipulation

    Researchers found that AI models can be manipulated through a phenomenon they call 'model hypnosis', where seemingly unimportant cues in the input can collectively control the model's behavior. This effect is…

  16. MultiMed-RAG: leveraging multi-source knowledge and agent collaboration for medical tasks

    Source note · Aug 17, 2026 · journals and publishers, peer reviewed journal, ai in medicine

    The article discusses a system called MultiMed-RAG, which aims to leverage multi-source knowledge and agent collaboration for medical tasks. The specific task mentioned is Clinisense AI for automated clinical skills…

  17. Neurosymbolic Embodied Agents

    Source note · Aug 17, 2026 · vision-language models, long-horizon tasks

    The authors propose a neurosymbolic agent that combines vision-language models with symbolic planning for executable long-horizon household tasks. The agent consists of two phases: the first involves a vision-language…

  18. Orbit-Planner: Towards Latent World Models for On-Orbit Obstacle Avoidance of Satellite Agents

    Source note · Aug 17, 2026 · machine learning

    The paper presents Orbit-Planner, a system designed to help satellite agents navigate in space by predicting collision risks with limited onboard observations. It introduces a two-stage latent world model for on-orbit…

  19. Part of the npj Series

    Source note · Aug 17, 2026 · ai, journals and publishers, peer reviewed journal

    An article titled 'MultiMed-RAG: Leveraging Multi-Source Knowledge and Agent Collaboration for Medical Tasks' published in the npj Series, was written by Yuxing Lu, Sin Yee Goi, and Jinzhuo Wang in 2026. The article…

  20. Print as PDF

    Source note · Aug 17, 2026 · security

    This document discusses electronic identification (eID) as a tool for secure access to online services and safer electronic transactions.

  21. Quipu: A Governed Bitemporal Knowledge Graph Store

    Source note · Aug 17, 2026 · governance, auditing

    The paper presents Quipu, an embeddable knowledge graph store designed to handle agent workloads more effectively than existing stores. Quipu reverses four common defaults of existing stores: it only accepts facts…

  22. Reconstruction: A Blind Benchmark for Recovering Research Ideas from Pre-Publication Bibliographies

    Source note · Aug 17, 2026 · language models, benchmarks

    The paper introduces Reconstruction, a blind benchmark for testing language models' ability to recover the true research idea of a published paper using only its pre-publication bibliography. The authors use an…

  23. Semantic Bandits: In-Context Exploration-Exploitation is Biased by Semantic Priors

    Source note · Aug 17, 2026 · large language models

    Researchers introduce the concept of semantic bandits to study how pre-training affects exploration behavior of Large Language Models (LLMs) used as decision-making agents. They find that action labels with semantic…

  24. TDD-Agent: Test-Driven Reasoning for Code Generation

    Source note · Aug 17, 2026 · ai, code generation, benchmark evaluation

    Researchers introduce TDD-Agent, a system that uses the test-driven development (TDD) paradigm for code generation. The system first generates tests to clarify expected behaviors before implementation and then refines…

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