The Sirens' Song: When Proximal Background Context Overshadows Distant Evidence

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arXiv:2609.26718v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Long-context LLMs focus on retrieving distant evidence from extensive context, yet existing work has largely focused on overcoming distance alone. In this work, we identify the Proximity Trap, insufficient attention to distant evidence often arises…

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• T1The Sirens' Song: When Proximal Background Context Overshadows Distant EvidencearXiv24 Sept, 04:00