Z.ai debuts open source GLM-4.6V, a native tool-calling vision model for multimodal reasoning

Chinese AI startup Zhipu AI aka Z.ai has released its GLM-4.6V series, a new generation of open-source vision-language models (VLMs) optimized for multimodal reasoning, frontend automation, and ...
eLife

High-Fidelity Neural Speech Reconstruction through an Efficient Acoustic-Linguistic Dual-Pathway Framework

This study presents a valuable advance in reconstructing naturalistic speech from intracranial ECoG data using a dual-pathway model. The evidence supporting the claims of the authors is solid, ...

Bolmo’s architecture unlocks efficient byte‑level LM training without sacrificing quality

Ai2 releases Bolmo, a new byte-level language model the company hopes would encourage more enterprises to use byte level architecture.

Google Real-Time Translator: More Than Word-for-Word Translations

Google's real-time translator looks ahead and anticipates what is being said, explains Niklas Blum, Director Product ...
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Google Translate’s real-time speech works on any Android headphones

How fast can a conversation cross languages without breaking its rhythm?” That is what Google Translate’s latest update has answered with one giant leap in functionality and performance. Live speech ...

Apple’s M-series chip gamble 5 years later: How ditching Intel revolutionized computing — and what’s next

Apple's M1 chip revolutionized computing and set a new standard for performance and efficiency. For the fifth anniversary of ...
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Byteification: AI2’s New Bolmo AI Model Cuts AI Training Costs by 99%

AI2 has unveiled Bolmo, a byte-level model created by retrofitting its OLMo 3 model with <1% of the compute budget.
ArchDaily

Inclusive Architecture: The Latest Architecture and News

This article is part of our new Opinion section, a format for argument-driven essays on critical questions shaping our field. Who designs architecture today? In a professional landscape increasingly ...