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May 16, 2026

OpenAI & DeepMind

AI Research (general)

$\pi$-Bench: Evaluating Proactive Personal Assistant Agents in Long-Horizon Workflows

arXiv cs.AI · May 16

$\pi$-Bench: Evaluating Proactive Personal Assistant Agents in Long-Horizon Workflows

(How) Do Large Language Models Understand High-Level Message Sequence Charts?

arXiv cs.AI · May 16

(How) Do Large Language Models Understand High-Level Message Sequence Charts?

A Benchmark for Early-stage Parkinson's Disease Detection from Speech

arXiv cs.AI · May 16

A Benchmark for Early-stage Parkinson's Disease Detection from Speech

A cross-species neural foundation model for end-to-end speech decoding

arXiv cs.AI · May 16

A cross-species neural foundation model for end-to-end speech decoding

A Deterministic Agentic Workflow for HS Tariff Classification: Multi-Dimensional Rule Reasoning with Interpretable Decisions

arXiv cs.AI · May 16

A Deterministic Agentic Workflow for HS Tariff Classification: Multi-Dimensional Rule Reasoning with Interpretable Decisions

A Heterogeneous Temporal Memory Governance Framework for Long-Term LLM Persona Consistency

arXiv cs.AI · May 16

A Heterogeneous Temporal Memory Governance Framework for Long-Term LLM Persona Consistency

A Minimal Agent for Automated Theorem Proving

arXiv cs.AI · May 16

A Minimal Agent for Automated Theorem Proving

A New Technique for AI Explainability using Feature Association Map

arXiv cs.AI · May 16

A New Technique for AI Explainability using Feature Association Map

A Non-Destructive Methodological Framework for Modernizing Legacy Clinical Reporting Systems for AI-Driven Pharmacoinformatics: A SAS Case Study

arXiv cs.AI · May 16

A Non-Destructive Methodological Framework for Modernizing Legacy Clinical Reporting Systems for AI-Driven Pharmacoinformatics: A SAS Case Study

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words? An Empirical Study of Aggregation Strategies for Visual Financial Document Retrieval

arXiv cs.AI · May 16

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words? An Empirical Study of Aggregation Strategies for Visual Financial Document Retrieval

AI in Biotech & High-Impact Journals

Gender disparities in random blood glucose levels among Pakistani adults with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional analysis

Nature Medicine · May 21

Gender disparities in random blood glucose levels among Pakistani adults with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional analysis

Carboplatin with or without nivolumab in metastatic triple-negative breast cancer: a randomized phase II trial

Nature Medicine · May 16

Carboplatin with or without nivolumab in metastatic triple-negative breast cancer: a randomized phase II trial

EMReady2: improvement of cryo-EM and cryo-ET maps by local quality-aware deep learning with Mamba

Nature Machine Learning · May 16

EMReady2: improvement of cryo-EM and cryo-ET maps by local quality-aware deep learning with Mamba

NRF1 predominantly causes EZH2 overexpression in cancer cells

Nature Medicine · May 16

NRF1 predominantly causes EZH2 overexpression in cancer cells

Urobiome composition varies with vesicoureteral reflux grade and history of febrile urinary tract infection

Nature Medicine · May 16

Urobiome composition varies with vesicoureteral reflux grade and history of febrile urinary tract infection

Use of AI scribes in UK primary care: a survey of general practitioners

Nature Medicine · May 16

Use of AI scribes in UK primary care: a survey of general practitioners

A dynamic risk prediction framework for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias with interpretability

Nature Medicine · May 15

A dynamic risk prediction framework for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias with interpretability

Accelerating genetic diagnosis in the NICU: neonatologist-driven rapid whole genome sequencing

Nature Medicine · May 15

Accelerating genetic diagnosis in the NICU: neonatologist-driven rapid whole genome sequencing

An ARIMAX model integrating Baidu index for improved hand, foot, and mouth disease incidence prediction

Nature Medicine · May 15

An ARIMAX model integrating Baidu index for improved hand, foot, and mouth disease incidence prediction

Artificial intelligence iterative imaging reconstruction with low-dose CT scans for hepatic metastases

Nature Medicine · May 15

Artificial intelligence iterative imaging reconstruction with low-dose CT scans for hepatic metastases

AI in Computational Pathology

Shock-scattering micro-histotripsy-aided fine needle aspiration for enhanced biomarker profiling and cytopathology

Nature Pathology · May 02

Shock-scattering micro-histotripsy-aided fine needle aspiration for enhanced biomarker profiling and cytopathology

Boosting pathology foundation models via few-shot prompt-tuning for rare cancer subtyping

Nature Pathology · Apr 11

Boosting pathology foundation models via few-shot prompt-tuning for rare cancer subtyping

Leveraging artificial intelligence in eosinophilic esophagitis

Nature Pathology · Apr 04

Leveraging artificial intelligence in eosinophilic esophagitis

Adaptive diagnostic reasoning framework for pathology with multimodal large language models

Nature Pathology · Mar 07

Adaptive diagnostic reasoning framework for pathology with multimodal large language models

Spatial navigation as a digital marker for clinically differentiating cognitive impairment severity

Nature Pathology · Mar 05

Spatial navigation as a digital marker for clinically differentiating cognitive impairment severity

Author Correction: The contribution of mycetoma grains to suboptimal disease management

Nature Pathology · Feb 11

Author Correction: The contribution of mycetoma grains to suboptimal disease management

A High Magnifications Histopathology Image Dataset for Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Diagnosis and Prognosis

Nature Pathology · Feb 06

A High Magnifications Histopathology Image Dataset for Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Diagnosis and Prognosis

Generating crossmodal gene expression from cancer histopathology improves multimodal AI predictions

Nature Pathology · Dec 31

Generating crossmodal gene expression from cancer histopathology improves multimodal AI predictions

Knowledge-guided adaptation of pathology foundation models effectively improves cross-domain generalization and demographic fairness

Nature Pathology · Dec 12

Knowledge-guided adaptation of pathology foundation models effectively improves cross-domain generalization and demographic fairness

RIVA: An Image Dataset of Conventional Pap Smear Cytology with Multiple Independent Annotations

Nature Pathology · Dec 09

RIVA: An Image Dataset of Conventional Pap Smear Cytology with Multiple Independent Annotations