AutoResearch is a two‑stage autonomous research system that links Idea Generation with Idea Execution. In the generation phase it blends new research signals with existing domain knowledge, identifies transferable mechanistic insights, and produces grounded, testable research plans through multi‑model generation and cross‑review. The execution phase then decomposes these plans into experiments, iteratively implements and diagnoses them, and uses independent evidence‑based review to accept or revise conclusions, thereby turning ideas into measurable progress while minimizing hallucinations.
By Yiming Ren, Xiang Liu, Qumeng Sun, Xiao Zhang, Jiahao Li, Haoyang Zhang, Junjie Wang
arXiv:2604. 12243v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Identifying promising research directions in fast-moving subareas is one of the most cognitively expensive tasks in modern AI research.
By Jinkai Tao, Yubo Wang, Xiaoyu Liu, Menglin Yang
arXiv:2605. 18661v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: AI-assisted research is crossing a threshold: fully automated systems can now generate research papers for as little as $15, while long-horizon agents can execute experiments, draft manuscripts, and simulate critique with minimal human input.
By Lingdong Kong, Xian Sun, Wei Chow, Linfeng Li, Kevin Qinghong Lin, Xuan Billy Zhang, Song Wang, Rong Li, Qing Wu, Wei Gao, Yingshuo Wang, Shaoyuan Xie, Jiachen Liu, Leigang Qu, Shijie Li, Lai Xing Ng, Benoit R. Cottereau, Ziwei Liu, Tat-Seng Chua, Wei Tsang Ooi
arXiv:2607. 11918v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Dual submissions, in which identical or substantially similar papers are simultaneously submitted to one or more archival venues, without cross-citation or disclosure, are a growing problem for the AAAI Conference and other scientific publication venues.
By Kiri L. Wagstaff, Joydeep Biswas, Erich Merrill III, Bo An, Ida Camacho, David J. Crandall, Matthew E. Taylor
NovGauge is a new benchmark designed to diagnose large language models’ ability to assess scientific paper novelty. It contains 619 paper pairs and 50 multi-paper sets, each labeled along three dimensions—task, problem, and method—by experts from ICLR reviewer overlap claims and survey co-citations. The study evaluates 18 LLMs, revealing high hallucination rates and weak evidence grounding, with the best model achieving only 43‑72% verified F1 across dimensions.
By Guoqiang Zhang, Kexin Tan, Ming Zhang, Li Ju, Wenqing Jing, Zhonghan Yue, Jiayi Chen, Shiqiang Wu, Shaofan Liu, Yue Zhang, Yuankai Ying, Yang Shi, Tao Gui, Qi Zhang, Xuanjing Huang
arXiv:2607. 01233v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: LLMs are increasingly used to brainstorm research ideas, but existing evaluations mostly judge individual ideas by novelty, feasibility, or expert preference.
By Ziyu Chen, Yilun Zhao, Arman Cohan
arXiv:2607. 08758v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Scientific ideas rarely start from a blank page.
By Yifan Zhou, Qihao Yang, Yan Li, Donggang Li, Xiru Hu, Hokin Deng, Ziyang Gong, Xuanyi Zhou, Huacan Wang, Xiangchao Yan, Wanghan Xu, Wenlong Zhang, Shaofeng Zhang, Yue Zhou, Yifan Yang, Zhihang Zhong, Xue Yang
arXiv:2607. 10144v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Scientific research is a complex, multi-stage workflow rather than a single act of text generation.
By Hengquan Guo
LitPivot is a tool that supports researchers in developing well-situated research ideas by dynamically linking literature exploration with idea refinement. It introduces literature-initiated pivots, where engaging with relevant papers prompts revisions to an idea, and vice versa, updating the set of pertinent literature. In a lab study with 17 participants, users produced higher-rated ideas and reported a stronger understanding of the literature space, while an open-ended study with five participants illustrated how LitPivot facilitates iterative idea evolution.
By Hita Kambhamettu, Bhavana Dalvi Mishra, Andrew Head, Jonathan Bragg, Aakanksha Naik, Joseph Chee Chang, Pao Siangliulue
Turning a research idea into a complete paper requires more than text generation: the system must retrieve literature, design and execute experiments, revise claims according to evidence, produce publication-ready figures, and maintain consistency across a long generation process. We present Spark-to-Paper, an end-to-end research paper generation system implemented as thirteen composable skills inside an existing coding assistant, without requiring a separate agent platform or orchestration service.
arXiv:2606. 11762v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Large language models (LLMs) have achieved remarkable progress in language understanding, reasoning, and generation, sparking growing interest in their creative potential.
By Min Sen Tan, Zachary Kit Chun Choy, Syed Ali Redha Alsagoff, Nadya Yuki Wangsajaya, Mohor Banerjee, Swaagat Bikash Saikia, Alvin Chan
arXiv:2602. 14367v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: The rapid evolution of Large Language Models has catalyzed a surge in scientific idea production, yet this leap has not been accompanied by a matching advance in idea evaluation.
By Shuofei Qiao, Yunxiang Wei, Xuehai Wang, Bin Wu, Boyang Xue, Ningyu Zhang, Hossein A. Rahmani, Yanshan Wang, Qiang Zhang, Keyan Ding, Jeff Z. Pan, Huajun Chen, Emine Yilmaz