How an 8B Open Model Sets New Standards for Safe and Efficient Vision-Language AI
15 Jun 2025
Idefics2, an efficient 8B vision-language model, sets new multimodal AI benchmarks—while its release, dataset, and red-teaming highlight progress and risks.
The Small AI Model Making Big Waves in Vision-Language Intelligence
15 Jun 2025
Idefics2, an 8B vision-language AI, uses top-notch pre-training, robust filtering, and dynamic fine-tuning to beat rivals—even those four times bigger.
The Artistry Behind Efficient AI Conversations
15 Jun 2025
Autoregressive VLMs, efficient token pooling, and smart image splitting boost AI performance, offering flexible, cost-effective multimodal solutions.
Why The Right AI Backbones Trump Raw Size Every Time
15 Jun 2025
Design choices in Vision-Language Models (VLMs)—especially backbone selection—greatly impact performance, with better models outperforming larger ones.
Can Smaller AI Outperform the Giants?
15 Jun 2025
Efficient vision-language models, design insights, and Idefics2: a state-of-the-art, open-source VLM rivaling models 4x its size—ideal for AI researchers.
AI Learns Common Sense from Touch, Not Just Vision
13 Jun 2025
Robots learn to "feel" like humans by combining touch, vision, and language—boosting their ability to understand objects and act in the real world.
Your Next Robot Might Think with Its Fingers
13 Jun 2025
Robots learn to "feel" like humans by combining touch, vision, and language—boosting their ability to understand objects and act in the real world.
This AI Knows What It’s Touching—Because Scientists Tuned Its Senses
13 Jun 2025
Robots learn to "feel" like humans by combining touch, vision, and language—boosting their ability to understand objects and act in the real world.
This AI Learns to Handle the Unknown—By Touch Alone
13 Jun 2025
Robots learn to "feel" like humans by combining touch, vision, and language—boosting their ability to understand objects and act in the real world.