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  1. TOOL · 量子位 (QbitAI) 中文(ZH) ·

    Ant Lingbo LingBot-VA Paper Accepted by Top Robotics Conference RSS 2026, Enabling Robots to Reason While Acting

    Ant Group's LingBot-VA, a causal world modeling framework for robot control, has been accepted into the prestigious Robotics: Science and Systems (RSS) 2026 conference. This framework enables robots to predict environmental changes before acting, mimicking human-like observation, judgment, and action. LingBot-VA utilizes a Mixture-of-Transformers architecture and has demonstrated high success rates on simulated and real-world robotic tasks, showcasing strong data efficiency and generalization capabilities. The research aims to advance robots from simple instruction followers to systems with enhanced environmental understanding and autonomous decision-making. AI

    IMPACT Advances robot control by enabling predictive world modeling, potentially leading to more autonomous and adaptable robotic systems.

  2. TOOL · Mastodon — fosstodon.org English(EN) ·

    https:// winbuzzer.com/2026/05/25/byted ance-hkust-find-better-long-document-ai-training-xcxwbn/ ByteDance AI Training Study: Multimodal Q&A Strategy Beats Raw

    Researchers from ByteDance and HKUST have developed a new strategy for training AI models on long documents. Their approach, which utilizes multimodal question-answering, significantly outperforms traditional methods relying on raw OCR transcription. This advancement aims to improve AI's comprehension and processing of lengthy textual data. AI

    https:// winbuzzer.com/2026/05/25/byted ance-hkust-find-better-long-document-ai-training-xcxwbn/ ByteDance AI Training Study: Multimodal Q&A Strategy Beats Raw

    IMPACT This new multimodal Q&A training strategy could lead to more efficient and accurate AI models for processing and understanding long documents.

  3. RESEARCH · 36氪 (36Kr) 中文(ZH) ·

    "Tianyun Camera" Project Leader: It is of great significance for Hong Kong astronauts to operate Hong Kong-developed instruments.

    Hong Kong astronaut Li Jiaying will operate the "Tianyun Camera" instrument, developed by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, during the Shenzhou-23 mission. This mission marks a significant milestone as it involves a Hong Kong astronaut handling a Hong Kong-led scientific payload. The "Tianyun Camera" is designed for precise detection of global greenhouse gas emission sources. AI

  4. RESEARCH · Mastodon — sigmoid.social Polski(PL) · · [4 sources]

    ByteDance and HKUST researchers prove that traditional AI model training on OCR tasks hinders document work. Their MMProLong project shows that key

    Researchers at Nous Research have developed a new method called Contrastive Neuron Attribution (CNA) to identify and manipulate specific neurons within large language models that control refusal behavior. By targeting just 0.1% of these neurons, CNA can reduce harmful request refusal rates by over 50% in models like Llama and Qwen, while maintaining high output quality. This technique operates without requiring additional training or modification of model weights, and importantly, it reveals that the underlying neural structures for distinguishing harmful from benign prompts exist even in base models before alignment fine-tuning. AI

    IMPACT Enables precise control over LLM safety mechanisms, potentially leading to more robust alignment techniques and a deeper understanding of model behavior.

  5. COMMENTARY · SCMP — Tech English(EN) ·

    Harvard, Stanford, Oxford, Cambridge and more: how YCIS guidance open doors to prestigious universities worldwide

    YCew Chung International School of Hong Kong (YCIS HK) students have received over 900 offers from leading global universities, including Harvard, Stanford, and Cambridge. The school emphasizes personalized support, a low student-to-counselor ratio, and real-world experiences to help students gain admission to top-tier institutions. Graduates have secured places in competitive programs such as Law, Medicine, and Engineering, reflecting the school's focus on academic rigor and global awareness. AI

    Harvard, Stanford, Oxford, Cambridge and more: how YCIS guidance open doors to prestigious universities worldwide