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Batched Pandora's Box Approach for Scalable LLM Inference-Time Optimization

The paper proposes batched versions of the Pandora's Box problem to address capacity-constrained, parallelizable stochastic search challenges, with a focus on LLM inference-time scaling. It introduces methods where boxes are opened in batches with setup costs, revealing all rewards simultaneously.

Source: arXiv · arxiv.org Published 2026-09-03T16:35:27+00:00 Detected 2026-09-04T05:21:13+00:00
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The paper proposes batched versions of the Pandora's Box problem to address capacity-constrained, parallelizable stochastic search challenges, with a focus on LLM inference-time scaling. It introduces methods where boxes are opened in batches with setup costs, revealing all rewards simultaneously.

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Motivated by numerous parallelizable stochastic search problems, most notable and timely among them being LLM inference-time scaling, we propose and study batched versions of the Pandora's Box problem of Weitzman. In particular, boxes are opened in capacity-constrained batches, each batch has a setup cost, and all...

This approach targets efficient scaling of LLM inference by optimizing batch processing under capacity constraints, potentially improving resource use and response times. Understanding these variants can inform better inference-time strategies for large language models.

Signal Strength 94% Technical label SOURCE-BACKED Public Interest 19 Category RESEARCH Reader Depth TECHNICAL

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