💻 computer science

The Skeleton and the Tissue: Normative Drift, Output Stability, and the Limits of Self-Audit in Claude

This paper systematically evaluates Claude's performance across high-stakes domains and languages, revealing that while the model maintains high output stability, it suffers from "normative drift" where its reasoning processes degrade and self-audit mechanisms become circular, leading to a novel failure mode called the "fortification pattern" where defended outcomes replace sound reasoning.

Evans Tovar2026-07-03
💻 computer science

Designing Ethical Artificial Intelligence-Driven Mental Health Applications: A Cross-Contextual Framework Informed by Developers, Digital Ethics Experts, and Digital Health Specialists in Switzerland and Nigeria

This paper proposes an empirically grounded, eight-pillar "core-plus-context" ethical design framework for AI-driven mental health applications, derived from qualitative interviews with stakeholders in Switzerland and Nigeria, to operationalize universal ethical principles while addressing distinct regional implementation challenges.

Lorenta Ojo, Prof. Markus Christen2026-07-03
💻 computer science

An Ensemble PPO Trading Agent Across Real Limit Order Book and Long-Horizon OHLCV Data: Diagnosis, Correction, and Honest Evaluation

This paper presents a transparent empirical study of a PPO-based Bitcoin trading agent that diagnoses and corrects critical training failures to achieve modest long-horizon outperformance over Buy-and-Hold, while simultaneously demonstrating that real-time limit order book data often yields a rational "no-trade" policy due to transaction costs outweighing micro-price movements, ultimately advocating for the value of reproducible negative-result reporting over polished success narratives.

william darryl towa2026-07-03
💻 computer science

Modified Wavenumber Analysis Extended to Physics-Informed Neural Networks

This study extends modified wavenumber analysis to Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs) to systematically evaluate their spectral accuracy on high-frequency wave problems, revealing that deeper architectures, specific activation functions like sinusoidal or tanh-Gaussian, and an optimal number of Fourier modes (F=4F=4) are critical for minimizing dispersion and dissipation errors.

Rubén Echeverría, Adrián Delgado, Pablo Barreiro, Adrián García-Gutiérrez2026-07-03✓ Author reviewed
💻 computer science

LARC-QL: Q-Learning Enhanced Content Caching for CCN 1 LARC-QL: A Q-Learning Enhanced Latency-Aware and Resource-Efficient Content Caching Scheme for Content-Centric Networks

This paper proposes LARC-QL, a Q-learning enhanced content caching scheme for Content-Centric Networks that utilizes dual Q-tables and real-time demand signals to dynamically optimize caching decisions and on-path placement, significantly improving cache hit ratios, latency, and resource efficiency compared to static strategies.

Yasar Khan, Nazia Perwaiz, Saad Mustafa2026-07-03
💻 computer science

Ai-powered Mobile Proctoring Frameworks Using Machine Learning Algorithms in Higher Education: Post-covid Trends, Challenges, and Ethical Implications

This systematic review of 20 peer-reviewed studies evaluates the post-COVID landscape of AI-powered mobile proctoring in higher education, highlighting its potential for scalable exam integrity while critically addressing significant gaps in mobile-specific research, technical reliability, and ethical concerns such as privacy and algorithmic bias.

Bartholomew Oganda Mogoi, John Kamau, Raymond Ongus2026-07-03