Neural networks have succeeded in many reasoning tasks. Empirically, these tasks require specialized network structures, e.g., Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) perform well on many such tasks, but less structured networks fail. Theoretically, there is limited understanding of why and when a network structure generalizes be…
GraphToken encodes structured data for LLMs, improving graph reasoning tasks.
problem Efficiently encoding structured data for large language models.
method GraphToken learns an encoding function to extend prompts with explicit structured information.
result Significant improvements across node, edge, and graph-level tasks on the GraphQA benchmark.
Discovering and exploiting the causal structure in the environment is a crucial challenge for intelligent agents. Here we explore whether causal reasoning can emerge via meta-reinforcement learning. We train a recurrent network with model-free reinforcement learning to solve a range of problems that each contain causal…
Achieving artificial visual reasoning - the ability to answer image-related questions which require a multi-step, high-level process - is an important step towards artificial general intelligence. This multi-modal task requires learning a question-dependent, structured reasoning process over images from language. Stand…
SE-RRMs solve structured problems like Sudoku and ARC-AGI by enforcing symbol equivariance.
problem Structured reasoning problems like Sudoku and ARC-AGI.
method Symbol-equivariant recurrent reasoning models enforcing permutation equivariance.
result SE-RRMs outperform prior RRMs on 9x9 Sudoku and generalize to larger and smaller instances.
Bayesian framework integrates spectral deconvolution with expert reasoning for robust peak estimation.
problem Challenges in extracting meaningful peaks from noisy or complex spectra.
method Bayesian spectral deconvolution coupled with a physical-property regression layer.
result Recovery of weak peaks in poly(lactic acid) IR spectra related to degradation rates.
We introduce Deep Reasoning Networks (DRNets), an end-to-end framework that combines deep learning with reasoning for solving complex tasks, typically in an unsupervised or weakly-supervised setting. DRNets exploit problem structure and prior knowledge by tightly combining logic and constraint reasoning with stochastic…
SCL discovers compositional structures in analogical reasoning tasks.
problem Discovering compositional structures in analogical reasoning tasks like Raven's Progressive Matrices.
method Proposes Scattering Compositional Learner (SCL) that composes neural networks in sequence.
result Achieves state-of-the-art performance on RPM datasets with significant improvements.
Few-shot visual reasoning model learns analogical relationships from small data.
problem Training deep models on few samples for visual reasoning tasks.
method Meta-analogical contrastive learning to enforce structural similarity between training and test samples.
result Method outperforms state-of-the-art on RAVEN dataset with scarce training data.
ISAAC audits deep models for drug-target interactions, revealing structural differences.
problem Deep models for DTI often use irrelevant features, making them hard to evaluate.
method ISAAC uses intervention-based structural auditing to evaluate model sensitivity.
result ISAAC reveals significant structural differences in DTI models' reasoning.
The workshop focuses on AI principles for structured data.
problem Using AI on structured data for decision-making.
method Addressing principles of privacy, accountability, interpretability, robustness, and reasoning.
result Designing approaches to use structured data for reliable decisions.
ERM uses energy-based selection to improve recursive reasoning.
problem Lack of principled inference mechanism in recursive models.
method Energy-guided Recursive Model (ERM) introduces Hopfield energies for trajectory selection.
result ERM achieves optimal solutions on various puzzles.
We elaborate on using importance sampling for causal reasoning, in particular for counterfactual inference. We show how this can be implemented natively in probabilistic programming. By considering the structure of the counterfactual query, one can significantly optimise the inference process. We also consider design c…
Trading-R1 uses LLMs for financial trading, improving risk-adjusted returns.
problem Lack of interpretability and trust in AI for finance.
method Supervised fine-tuning and reinforcement learning with a curriculum.
result Improved risk-adjusted returns and lower drawdowns compared to other models.
The paper analyzes finite-time singularities in Spin(7)-structure flows using Shi-type estimates.
problem Analyzing finite-time singularities in Spin(7)-structure flows.
method Proves Shi-type derivative estimates and shows that Λ(x,t) must blow up at finite-time singularities.
result Establishes a general analytic framework for studying Spin(7)-structure flows.
Transformers learn chain-of-thought reasoning for longer problems, proving length generalization.
problem Challenging problems require deeper reasoning, but how do models generalize this to longer tasks?
method Theoretical analysis of transformers on synthetic state-tracking tasks, proving length generalization through attention concentration.
result Transformers can learn chain-of-thought reasoning for longer problems, proving length generalization.
Inferring new facts from existing knowledge graphs (KG) with explainable reasoning processes is a significant problem and has received much attention recently. However, few studies have focused on relation types unseen in the original KG, given only one or a few instances for training. To bridge this gap, we propose Co…
Survey on discovering causal relationships from data.
problem Discover causal relationships from data.
method Modern, continuous optimization methods for structure learning.
result Survey of methods and resources for structure discovery.
A new method for math reasoning that allows for iterative correction.
problem Standard reasoning models commit to each token and cannot recover from early errors.
method Generative framework with latent thought vectors for iterative self-correction.
result 30 rethinking iterations surpass baselines with 15 times more parameters.
RACER optimizes LLM-as-judge accuracy with dynamic reasoning selection.
problem Balancing reasoning accuracy with computational cost in LLM-as-judge settings.
method Formulates routing as a constrained distributionally robust optimization problem, accounting for distribution shift via KL-divergence uncertainty set.
result RACER achieves superior accuracy-cost trade-offs under distribution shift.
Transformers learn multi-step reasoning through gradient descent.
problem Understanding how transformers solve symbolic multi-step reasoning tasks.
method Theoretical analysis of gradient descent dynamics and multi-phase training.
result Trained one-layer transformers can solve both backward and forward reasoning tasks with generalization guarantees.
LLMs detect market patterns through causal reasoning, not just temporal association.
problem Detecting structural market patterns in financial data.
method Obfuscation testing using the WHO-WHOM-WHAT framework.
result LLMs achieve 71.5% detection rate of market patterns without temporal context.
Trade-R1 bridges verifiable rewards to stochastic financial markets via process-level reasoning verification.
problem Extending RL to financial markets where rewards are verifiable but noisy.
method A verification method that transforms reasoning over financial documents into a structured RAG task, using a triangular consistency metric.
result DSR achieves superior cross-market generalization while maintaining reasoning consistency.
DCR improves interpretability of concept-based models by using neural networks to build rule structures.
problem Inability of concept-based models to provide transparent decision processes.
method DCR uses neural networks to build syntactic rule structures using concept embeddings and executes these rules on concept truth degrees.
result DCR improves interpretability by up to 25% on challenging benchmarks and discovers meaningful logic rules.
This research tackles intervention-centric causal reasoning in learning agents by using meta-learning.
problem Learning agents lack the concept of interventions, making causal learning challenging.
method A meta-reinforcement learning algorithm is used to learn causal relationships from observational data.
result The approach enables agents to learn and manipulate the environment effectively.
Survey of neurosymbolic AI methods for reasoning over knowledge graphs.
problem Combining symbolic reasoning with deep learning for graph data.
method Logically-informed embedding, embedding with logical constraints, and rule learning approaches.
result A novel taxonomy for classifying neurosymbolic reasoning methods on knowledge graphs.
Method integrates logical rules into neural multi-hop reasoning for drug repurposing.
problem Capturing long-range dependencies in biomedical data.
method Combines logical rules with neural multi-hop reasoning using reinforcement learning.
result Our method outperforms baseline methods in drug repurposing tasks.
New model predicts energy prices under different scenarios.
problem Complex causal relationships in energy markets with continuous regime changes.
method Augmented Time Series Structural Causal Models (ATSCM) integrating neural causal discovery.
result Enables novel counterfactual queries in energy markets.
Improved RL for knowledge graph reasoning with entity types.
problem Challenges in path-based relational reasoning over knowledge graphs.
method Type-enhanced RL agent using GNN for neighborhood information.
result Outperforms state-of-the-art RL methods and discovers novel paths.
Recent studies have significantly improved the state-of-the-art on common-sense reasoning (CSR) benchmarks like the Winograd Schema Challenge (WSC) and SWAG. The question we ask in this paper is whether improved performance on these benchmarks represents genuine progress towards common-sense-enabled systems. We make ca…
FedSight AI predicts federal funds rate using LLMs and multi-agent reasoning.
problem Predicting Federal Open Market Committee's decisions on federal funds rate.
method Multi-agent framework with large language models, structured and unstructured inputs, and CoD extension for efficient reasoning.
result Achieved 93.75% accuracy and 93.33% stability in predicting FOMC outcomes.
FLOP algorithm speeds up causal structure learning for linear models.
problem Efficiently learning causal structures from discrete data.
method FLOP algorithm combines fast parent selection and iterative score updates.
result FLOP finds highly accurate causal structures with near-perfect recovery.
We show that a homotopy equivalence between manifolds induces a correspondence between their spin^c-structures, even in the presence of 2-torsion. This is proved by generalizing spin^c-structures to Poincare complexes. A procedure is given for explicitly computing the correspondence under reasonable hypotheses.
A 'Liouville structure' is a structure isomorphic to a cotangent vector fibration. A Liouville structure is an essential ingredient of every variational formulation of a physical theory. For reasons of interpretation the Liouville structure can not be replaced by the corresponding cotangent fibration. We give a precise…
A general graph-structured neural network architecture operates on graphs through two core components: (1) complex enough message functions; (2) a fixed information aggregation process. In this paper, we present the Policy Message Passing algorithm, which takes a probabilistic perspective and reformulates the whole inf…
LLMs struggle with financial reasoning but can outperform the market with human oversight.
problem Financial reasoning failures in LLM-generated stock market predictions.
method Evaluated four LLMs using three prompting strategies and compared to human oversight.
result LLMs require human oversight to fully realize their potential in financial markets.
LASER compresses recursive model activations by exploiting their low-dimensional structure.
problem Understanding and optimizing the geometric structure of recursive reasoning trajectories.
method Dynamic low-rank basis tracking via matrix-free subspace tracking with a fidelity-triggered reset mechanism.
result Recursive activations occupy a linear, low-dimensional subspace that can be compressed efficiently.
Whether neural networks can learn abstract reasoning or whether they merely rely on superficial statistics is a topic of recent debate. Here, we propose a dataset and challenge designed to probe abstract reasoning, inspired by a well-known human IQ test. To succeed at this challenge, models must cope with various gener…
Relational Structural Causal Models enable causal reasoning about unseen object combinations.
problem Developing a model that can reason about causal and combinatorial aspects of unseen object combinations.
method Relational Structural Causal Models extend structural causal models to include relational variables and define identification criteria.
result Proposed relational neural causal models outperform non-relational baselines on simulated traffic scenes.
Researchers use DT to transfer policies from one environment to another using causal reasoning.
problem Adapting to changes in environmental dynamics in reinforcement learning.
method Applying causal counterfactual reasoning to Decision Transformer (DT) architecture for policy transfer.
result DT successfully transfers a learned policy to new environments while retaining most of the reward.
Study on HyperGNNs' expressiveness and structural generalization.
problem Understanding HyperGNNs' ability to solve graph problems and generalize to larger graphs.
method Fine-grained analysis of expressiveness and learning properties, with theoretical and empirical support.
result HyperGNNs can solve a hierarchy of graph problems defined by hyperparameters.
This work clarifies different transport map constructions and their causal interpretations.
problem Identifying distinct transport map constructions and their equivalence.
method Comparative analysis of three transport map constructions: cyclically monotone, quantile-preserving, and triangular monotone.
result Conditions for equivalence of different transport map constructions.
ENN neural network learns logical syllogisms using Euler diagrams.
problem Traditional neural networks struggle with logical reasoning, especially syllogisms.
method ENN represents logical relations as Euler diagrams, optimizing syllogism structures with a novel back-propagation algorithm.
result ENN can precisely represent and reason with all 24 syllogism structures.
Defines complex structure for families of Hilbert spaces with reasonable curvature.
problem Curvature of families of Hilbert spaces not forming a holomorphic bundle.
method Defines a new complex analytic structure and curvature for families of Hilbert spaces.
result New proof of Berndtsson's theorem on curvature of direct images of semi-positively twisted relative canonical bundles.
Single-pass method estimates neural network uncertainty.
problem Uncertainty estimation in deep learning requires multiple passes.
method Probabilistic reasoning over neural network depths.
result Single forward pass for uncertainty estimation.
Causal knowledge is vital for effective reasoning in science, as causal relations, unlike correlations, allow one to reason about the outcomes of interventions. Algorithms that can discover causal relations from observational data are based on the assumption that all variables have been jointly measured in a single dat…
Constellation learns group-level visual relationships for abstract reasoning.
problem Learning configurational properties of entire groups of objects.
method Introduces Constellation, a network that learns relational abstractions over static visual scenes.
result Offers a basis for abstract relational reasoning and sensory imagination.
Introduces holed cone structures to generalize cone structures on 3-manifolds.
problem Generalizing cone structures to 3-manifolds with irreducible holonomy representations.
method Introduces holed cone structures and considers their deformation space.
result The deformation space of holed cone structures is a covering space of the character variety.