2 papers
cs.LG2026
How Query Visibility Changes KV-Cache Compression Rankings: A Matched-Budget Audit
Daming Luo, Christy Liang, Junyu Xuan
KV-cache compression methods are predominantly evaluated with the query appended to the context before compression -- a query-aware protocol. Yet the economic case for a compressed…
cs.AI2026
When Are Sparse Feature Interventions Actually Localized? Matched Evaluation for SAE-Based Safety Control
Daming Luo
We evaluate when sparse autoencoder (SAE) features act as localized control handles for safety-relevant behavior. This question is difficult because apparent success can arise from…