AI Papers - 2026-02-21

DailyArxiv - AI Research Podcast · Feb 28, 2026 · 15m

Today's papers: - DUET-VLM: Dual stage Unified Efficient Token reduction for VLM Training and Inference: https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.18846v1 - HONEST-CAV: Hierarchical Optimization of Network Signals and Trajectories for Connected and Automated Vehicles with Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning: https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.18740v1 - BiMotion: B-spline Motion for Text-guided Dynamic 3D Character Generation: https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.18873v1 - When Do LLM Preferences Predict Downstream Behavior?: https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.18971v1 - Give Users the Wheel: Towards Promptable Recommendation Paradigm…