arXiv AI By Zheng Gao, Xiaoyu Li, Xiaoyan Feng, Jiaojiao Jiang, Yang Song, Yulei Sui, Zhenchang Xing, Liming Zhu

TRACE: A Two-Channel Robust Attribution Watermark via Complementary Embeddings for LLM-Agent Trajectories

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arXiv:2607. 08400v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: LLM agents reach users through resellers, who may rebrand a developer's agent or substitute a cheaper model.

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