Brief

Researchers have introduced BEAR, a new benchmark designed to evaluate and diagnose the skill-level capabilities of embodied multimodal large language models (MLLMs). This benchmark decomposes embodied tasks into 14 distinct atomic skills, providing more granular insights into model failures than previous task-level evaluations. Evaluations on BEAR revealed that perceptual limitations and unstable spatiotemporal modeling are significant bottlenecks for current MLLMs. To address these issues, the team developed BEAR-Agent, a conversational agent that enhances MLLMs with visual and spatial reasoning tools, demonstrating substantial performance improvements on the benchmark and in robotic experiments. AI

The video game "Escape From Tarkov" has launched its "Icebreaker" event, which introduces a new vertical map set on a ship, a non-linear story campaign with player choices, and new security mechanics. This event, teased for over a year, is described as the largest in the game's history. The update also includes a new boss, AI enemies, an improved quest item identification system, and new cosmetic items. Additionally, a Twitch Drops campaign will run from May 26-30, offering viewers in-game rewards for watching streamers play the game. AI