Recently, research teams from Peking University announced the release of an open-source multimodal model called LLaVA-o1, which is claimed to be the first visual language model capable of spontaneous and systematic reasoning, comparable to GPT-o1. The model excels in six challenging multimodal benchmark tests, with its 11B parameter version outperforming competitors such as Gemini-1.5-pro, GPT-4o-mini, and Llama-3.2-90B-Vision-Instruct.

The rapid development of deep learning relies on the scale of datasets, models, and computational power. In the fields of natural language processing and computer vision, researchers have already discovered a power-law relationship between model performance and data scale. However, in the field of robotics, especially in robot manipulation, such scalable patterns have yet to be established. A research team from Tsinghua University recently published a paper exploring data scaling laws in robot imitation learning and proposed an efficient data collection strategy that collected sufficient data in just one afternoon, enabling...

Recently, the globally renowned robot vacuum manufacturer iRobot announced it will lay off approximately 105 employees, which accounts for 16% of its total workforce. This news was disclosed in the company's financial report, where iRobot's CEO Gary Cohen stated during the earnings call that this move, while challenging, fundamentally changes the way the company works with its partners, improving the efficiency of robot research and development as well as production. Cohen emphasized that iRobot has already...

According to 36Kr, former Meituan co-founder Wang Huiwen has officially returned to Meituan and will serve as the head of the AI team, focusing on exploring applications of artificial intelligence. This team, named GN06, concentrates on areas such as emotional companionship and chatbots. Wang Huiwen will play a key role within the team, overseeing interviews and vetting the recruitment for product and operations positions. Reports indicate that the GN06 team's working status is relatively independent and does not fall under any of Meituan's business groups, allowing them to focus on developing new directions outside the core business.

Recently, research teams from several Chinese scientific institutions have launched the super large-scale multimodal dataset named Infinity-MM, and based on this dataset, they have trained an outstanding AI model called Aquila-VL-2B. This breakthrough injects new momentum into the development of multimodal AI. The Infinity-MM dataset is astonishing in size, containing four major types of data: 10 million image descriptions, 24.4 million general visual instruction data, 6 million selected high-quality instruction data, and 3 million generated by G

The Walt Disney Company is exploring applications in its film, television, and theme park divisions and is currently forming a new team to coordinate the company's use of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and mixed reality. The newly established technology support office will be led by Jamie Voris, the Chief Technology Officer of Disney Studios, who was responsible for developing Disney applications for the Apple Vision Pro mixed reality device. Eddie Drake will

Recently, Zoom released their next-generation AI Assistant — Zoom AI Companion 2.0. This brand new assistant is poised to significantly enhance work efficiency, helping users manage their daily tasks better and comprehensively improving the team collaboration experience. The AI Companion 2.0 not only provides important information but also helps users focus on the most critical matters, turning interactions into concrete action plans, empowering everyone to complete work tasks more efficiently. Zoom's product manager J

Researchers from Fudan University and Baidu have jointly developed a new AI model called Hallo2, which can generate character animations in 4K resolution for durations of up to several hours, with precise control via voice and text prompts. Traditionally, producing high-quality character animations requires significant time and manpower. The introduction of Hallo2 is expected to completely change this situation, bringing revolutionary changes to fields such as filmmaking, virtual assistants, and game development.

Recently, Google announced a series of important leadership changes and team restructuring in an official statement. These changes are primarily focused on the company's Knowledge & Information (K&I) team and the Gemini team. Google's CEO Sundar Pichai announced that Nick Fox will replace Prabhakar Raghavan as the new head of the K&I team. The K&I team is responsible for Google's search, advertising, geographic, and business products.