AI agents

Tool use, function calling, orchestration and the protocols that let models act rather than only answer.

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arXiv Computation and Language
Sep 23

MoM: Memory of Memory

arXiv:2609.25054v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: For a long-horizon LLM agent, the memory question is not what was once recorded but what \emph{currently holds}. Most designs answer it only indirectly...

By Bowen Qin, Yao Lu
arXiv AI
Sep 23

Testing, not presuming, adequacy: calibrating generative social simulators against emergent network structure

The paper introduces an adequacy‑aware calibration protocol for generative social simulators that integrates amortized posterior estimation, synthetic identifiability assessment, matched‑sample‑size adequacy checks, diagnosis‑guided repair, and held‑out audits. Applied to a second‑hand luxury resale market, the protocol reveals that behavioural parameters are recoverable but calibration is approximate and overconfident for one parameter, and that the simulator’s reachability reference is violated in every cell, particularly in mean purchased tier. The repair improves two of four cells but fails to restore full adequacy, and a held‑out audit uncovers a buyer‑breadth‑dispersion miss not detected earlier; profile‑source ablation shows language‑model‑derived persona profiles outperform a flat rule baseline, though within‑category brand relabelling has no consistent effect. whyItMatters":"The study demonstrates that without an adequacy check, generative social models may appear valid descriptively yet fail to capture key emergent network structures, highlighting the need for rigorous calibration protocols in social simulation research."

By Tengfei Shao, Chao Li, Xu Wang, Masayuki Goto
arXiv AI
Sep 23

When the Agent Becomes the Kernel: A Systematization of Security on the Path to AI-Native Operating Systems

The paper discusses how large language model agents now act as privileged principals with kernel‑grade authority, yet lack the trusted mediation traditionally required for operating‑system security. It introduces a taxonomy that distinguishes between provenance‑based deterministic checks and content‑semantic checks, identifying a central mediation gap in distinguishing data from instruction and authorized from unauthorized actions. The authors argue that this gap creates an irreducible risk of undetected attacks whenever inputs and actions are not pre‑enumerated, and they propose defenses across runtime monitoring, architectural separation, and authorization while critiquing current evaluation practices. They extend the analysis to AI‑native operating systems where the model itself serves as the arbitration core, outlining design constraints, challenges, and a research agenda.

By Li Zhang, Yang Sun, Jie Shi
arXiv AI
Sep 23

Beyond Predictable Paths: Redefining AI Security Incident Reporting for Agents

The paper discusses the need to adapt incident reporting frameworks for AI agents, which are rapidly deployed and face unique security challenges. By comparing AI systems and agents and consulting 23 experts, the authors identify key reporting elements such as agent memory, autonomy levels, and tool usage. They also highlight open research questions, potential reporting weaknesses like data leakage, and outline privacy requirements for secure AI agent deployment.

By Anastasia Pustozerova, Eugene Bagdasarian, Luca Beurer-Kellner, Battista Biggio, Nico Ebert, David Filip, Marc Fischer, Heather Frase, David Hofer, Juliane Hoffmann, Daphne Ippolito, Somesh Jha, Sean McGregor, Esfandiar Mohammadi, Luca Nannini, Cristina Nita-Rotaru, Alina Oprea, Kevin Paeth, Andrew Paverd, Jonathan Petit, Andreas Rauber, Christian Riess, John Sotiropoulos, Andreas Wespi, Kathrin Grosse
arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 23

WeightBridge: An Efficient Weight Transfer Library for Reinforcement Learning

WeightBridge is a lightweight library that streamlines weight transfer between trainers and rollout generators in reinforcement learning systems, particularly for large language models. It automatically maps trainer and rollout weight layouts, then performs redundancy‑free, load‑balanced transfers while supporting various synchronization modes. Experiments show that WeightBridge can cut GPU stall time by up to 42× compared to leading open‑source RL frameworks, and it was easily integrated into two different frameworks by a coding agent.

By Xuanlin Jiang, Samuel Hsia, Michael Kuchnik, Zachary DeVito, Minlan Yu, Carole-Jean Wu