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Tomás de la Rosa

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Git-Assistant: Planning-Based Support for Updating Git Repositories

Version control systems are essential for collaborative software development, yet tools like git remain challenging for many practitioners. Recent advances in Large Language Models (LLMs) offer promising capabilities for interpreting developer intent, but their effectiveness in repository management tasks is limited by the need for formal reasoning. This work introduces Git-Assistant, an AI-based assistant that combines LLMs with automated planning to support developers in executing non-trivial git operations. The assistant analyzes repository context, translates natural language requests into actionable command sequences, and incorporates planning techniques to ensure correctness and safety. We present a systematic evaluation methodology using synthetic and randomized git environments, comparing the performance of LLM-only and planning-augmented variants across multiple metrics. Experimental results demonstrate that integrating formal reasoning with LLMs improves reliability and reduces errors in repository management, highlighting the potential of hybrid AI approaches for intelligent developer assistance.

cs.SE↗

On the Temporal Question-Answering Capabilities of Large Language Models Over Anonymized Data

The applicability of Large Language Models (LLMs) in temporal reasoning tasks over data that is not present during training is still a field that remains to be explored. In this paper we work on this topic, focusing on structured and semi-structured anonymized data. We not only develop a direct LLM pipeline, but also compare various methodologies and conduct an in-depth analysis. We identified and examined seventeen common temporal reasoning tasks in natural language, focusing on their algorithmic components. To assess LLM performance, we created the \textit{Reasoning and Answering Temporal Ability} dataset (RATA), featuring semi-structured anonymized data to ensure reliance on reasoning rather than on prior knowledge. We compared several methodologies, involving SoTA techniques such as Tree-of-Thought, self-reflexion and code execution, tuned specifically for this scenario. Our results suggest that achieving scalable and reliable solutions requires more than just standalone LLMs, highlighting the need for integrated approaches.

cs.CL↗

TRIM: Token Reduction and Inference Modeling for Cost-Effective Language Generation

The high inference cost of Large Language Models (LLMs) poses challenges, especially for tasks requiring lengthy outputs. However, natural language often contains redundancy, which presents an opportunity for optimization. We have observed that LLMs can generate distilled language (i.e., concise outputs that retain essential meaning) when prompted appropriately. We propose TRIM, a pipeline for saving computational cost in which the LLM omits a predefined set of semantically irrelevant and easily inferable words based on the context during inference. Then, a specifically trained smaller language model with lower inference cost reconstructs the distilled answer into the ideal answer. Our experiments show promising results, particularly on the proposed NaLDA evaluation dataset focused on the reconstruction task, with 19.4% saved tokens on average for GPT-4o and only a tiny decrease in evaluation metrics. This suggests that the approach can effectively balance efficiency and accuracy in language processing tasks.

cs.CL↗

GenPlanX. Generation of Plans and Execution

Classical AI Planning techniques generate sequences of actions for complex tasks. However, they lack the ability to understand planning tasks when provided using natural language. The advent of Large Language Models (LLMs) has introduced novel capabilities in human-computer interaction. In the context of planning tasks, LLMs have shown to be particularly good in interpreting human intents among other uses. This paper introduces GenPlanX that integrates LLMs for natural language-based description of planning tasks, with a classical AI planning engine, alongside an execution and monitoring framework. We demonstrate the efficacy of GenPlanX in assisting users with office-related tasks, highlighting its potential to streamline workflows and enhance productivity through seamless human-AI collaboration.

cs.AI↗

Planning for the Efficient Updating of Mutual Fund Portfolios

Once there is a decision of rebalancing or updating a portfolio of funds, the process of changing the current portfolio to the target one, involves a set of transactions that are susceptible of being optimized. This is particularly relevant when managers have to handle the implications of different types of instruments. In this work we present linear programming and heuristic search approaches that produce plans for executing the update. The evaluation of our proposals shows cost improvements over the compared based strategy. The models can be easily extended to other realistic scenarios in which a holistic portfolio management is required

q-fin.PM↗