@article{sixlayerslessencoderpruningforwhisperwit,
  title = {Six Layers Less: Encoder Pruning for Whisper with Label-Free Recovery},
  author = {Rasmus Aagaard and Nicki Skafte Detlefsen},
  year = {2026},
  eprint = {2609.27980},
  archivePrefix = {arXiv},
  url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.27980},
}