arXiv:2609.16519v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Scientific research increasingly relies on large, heterogeneous data sources, motivating interest in retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems that...
By Bernie Boscoe, Srinath Saikrishnan, Vikram Seenivasan, Jack Stark, Andrew Lizarraga, Morgan Himes, Jonathan Soriano, PJ Allen, Tuan Do
Large Language Models: A Plain-Language Overview for Engineers explains that LLMs are neural networks trained on vast text collections to predict subsequent words, and outlines key concepts such as Transformers, pre‑training, fine‑tuning, reinforcement learning from human feedback, retrieval‑augmented generation, chain‑of‑thought prompting, and tool‑using agents. It also discusses efficiency techniques like FlashAttention and QLoRA, provides a life‑cycle figure and comparative tables, and offers a checklist for evaluating LLM claims, including checks for data contamination, model‑based grading, long‑context handling, and hallucination. The article aims to give engineers a clear picture of how training changes and prompts affect generative AI tools like ChatGPT.
By Bahaeddin T\"urko\u{g}lu
arXiv:2610.01936v2 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: Large Language Models (LLMs) have demonstrated remarkable fluency and versatility across natural language tasks but remain fundamentally limited by...
By Meghana Sunil, Shravya V, Shravan Venkatraman, Joe Dhanith PR
Scientific research increasingly relies on large, heterogeneous data sources, motivating interest in retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems that provide natural language access to scientific kno...
INDRA is a research platform that integrates multiple archival collections—such as UCSF’s Industry Documents Library, Columbia and CUNY’s ToxicDocs, and Stanford’s SRITA—into a single, LLM‑readable corpus. It employs three safeguards: a closed evidentiary sandbox, real‑time provenance tagging, and a deterministic system‑level protocol to ensure that model outputs are clearly distinguished from archival evidence and from the model’s own inferences. The platform enables large‑language‑model‑powered investigations across these archives while keeping the conditions of knowledge production transparent and auditable.
By Daniel Akselrad, Robert N. Proctor
arXiv:2509. 21028v4 Announce Type: replace Abstract: We introduce SciTrek, a synthetic question-answering dataset for assessing and improving long-context numerical reasoning in large language models (LLMs).
By Miao Li, Alexander Gurung, Irina Saparina, Mirella Lapata