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DeepSearch-World: Self-Distillation for Deep Search Agents in a Verifiable Environment

71 upvotes · 8 JUL 2026 · Xinyu Geng, Xuanhua He, Sixiang Chen et al.

This paper introduces a framework called DeepSearch-Evolve, which helps train self-improving web agents by iteratively refining their performance using their own experience. Practitioners might care because this approach can lead to more efficient and effective agents that can learn from their own mistakes.

Group Entropy-Controlled Policy Optimization

24 upvotes · 18 JUL 2026 · Guangran Cheng, Chengqi Lyu, Songyang Gao et al.

This paper proposes a new method for reinforcement learning in large language models, called Group Entropy-Controlled Policy Optimization (GEPO), which helps balance exploration and exploitation by controlling entropy levels across different tasks. Practitioners might care about GEPO because it can lead to more balanced and task-specific exploration levels.

When Does Muon Help Agentic Reinforcement Learning?

13 upvotes · 17 JUL 2026 · Kai Ruan, Jinghao Lin, Zihe Huang et al.

This paper investigates the use of the Muon optimizer in reinforcement learning (RL) post-training and finds that it can significantly improve the success rate of RL agents, especially when combined with other techniques like policy optimization and advantage estimation. Practitioners in RL may care about this research to explore new ways to improve the performance of their agents.

Beyond Entropy: Correctness-Aware Advantage Shaping via Contrastive Policy Optimization

10 upvotes · 16 JUL 2026 · Weiwen Xu, Jia Liu, Hou Pong Chan et al.

This paper proposes a new method for advantage shaping in reinforcement learning called Contrastive Policy Optimization (CPO), which uses contrastive disagreement between reference-guided and vanilla generation distributions to indicate correctness. Practitioners might care because it can improve the effectiveness of reinforcement learning methods in generating correct responses.

LLM-as-a-Coach: Experiential Learning for Non-Verifiable Tasks

9 upvotes · 20 JUL 2026 · Tianzhu Ye, Li Dong, Guanheng Chen et al.

This paper proposes a new way for large language models to learn from feedback, allowing them to retain more detailed information about the quality of their responses and learn from it in a more nuanced way. Practitioners might care because this approach could lead to better performance on tasks where the model doesn't have a clear way to evaluate its own output.

Distilled Reinforcement Learning for LLM Post-training

7 upvotes · 19 JUL 2026 · Chen Wang, Zhaochun Li, Jionghao Bai et al.

This paper proposes a new method called Distilled Reinforcement Learning that improves large language model post-training by providing fine-grained guidance to transfer new knowledge from a teacher model to a student model. Practitioners might care because it outperforms standard reinforcement learning and on-policy distillation methods in terms of knowledge transfer and model performance.