arXiv Machine Learning By Lecheng Yan, Ruizhe Li, Guanhua Chen, Qing Li, Jiahui Geng, Wenxi Li, Longyue Wang, Chenyang Lyu

Spurious Rewards Paradox: Mechanistically Understanding How RLVR Activates Memorization Shortcuts in LLMs

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arXiv:2601. 11061v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Reinforcement Learning with Verifiable Rewards (RLVR) is highly effective for enhancing LLM reasoning, yet recent evidence shows models like Qwen 2.

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Beyond Reasoning Gains: Mitigating General-Capability Forgetting in Large Reasoning Models

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