arXiv:2609. 08564v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: We study distributed one-dimensional mean estimation under a 1-bit communication constraint.
By Ivan Lau, Jonathan Scarlett
We study distributed one-dimensional mean estimation under a 1-bit communication constraint. Each agent observes one sample, drawn independently from an unknown distribution, and returns a single bit in response to a query $Q: \mathbb{R}\to\{0,1\}$ chosen by a central learner.
arXiv:2607. 02896v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: We ask whether interaction is necessary for order-optimal 1-bit mean estimation over nonparametric finite-moment classes.
By Ivan Lau, Jonathan Scarlett
arXiv:2607. 16966v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Estimating entropy from samples is fundamental in information theory and property testing.
By Arman Adibi, Piotr Krysta
arXiv:2606. 00703v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Low-precision pretraining (FP8, MXFP4, NVFP4) is now standard for frontier language models, yet the literature is almost entirely achievability -- algorithms and empirical scaling laws -- with no matching characterization of what is information-theoretically possible.
By Munsik Kim
arXiv:2608. 06262v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Model evaluations may fix all tests before observing any responses or select later tests using earlier responses.
By Zonghuan Xu