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From Inaudible Inputs to Model Failures: Low-Frequency Safety Risks in LALMs

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arXiv:2608. 09158v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Large audio-language models (LALMs) have demonstrated strong capabilities in understanding diverse audio inputs.

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