How robust can model predictive control be if we... can solve each trajectory optimization to global optimality? On the contact-rich push-T problem, we show that model-based global optimization is so robust that it never fails, even if the model is not even correct! We achieve global optimality via sparse Moment and SOS relaxations. -- Yes, we managed to solve SDPs online on a robot. Amazing work by Shucheng Kang and Guorui Liu.show more

Malaria is a complex & unforgiving disease, but one... that we can end if we work together. Fredros Okumu & JenHatmaker discuss the global impacts of malaria and how we can advance progress against it on this episode of “Make Me Care About…”show more

If every beach in the world adopted this "Trash... for Treasure" model, we can solve the environmental issues in months.show more

Evaluating policies on a real robot can be painful.... Can we use a world model to get a rough estimate of how good a policy is? Checkout "Evaluating Robot Policies in a World Model". Paper: Demo: Code:show more

Norman Powell on the trade deadline: “We just focus... on the moment and what we can control and if moves do happen we support and if they don’t — we lock in with the group that we have and go out there and try to get wins.” (via Zachary Weinberger)show more

We have an obesity problem in this country. Even... worse is how the left embraces it, and couldn’t care less about doing anything to solve the problem.show more

🚨How do LLMs acquire human values?🤔 We often point... to preference optimization. However, in our new work, we trace how and when model values shift during post-training and uncover surprising dynamics. We ask: How do data, algorithms, and their interaction shape model values?🧵show more

JUST IN: Look Into Bitcoin’s Head of Research says... "if I use one word to sum up Bitcoin, it'd be asymmetric" 👏 "Given the fact that we can put together these amazing conferences and we care so much about an asset that still doesn't even make up 0.3% of global invested capital"show more

In Mario Kart Wii, the Earth model is normally... preceded by a fade-in that lasts a few seconds before showing the actual model (left). If we remove said fade-in using mods, we can see that, while the fade is active, the Earth model will have broken textures (right). (1/5)show more

#Habs Mike Matheson on officiating "That is a good... question, and we are wondering ourselves. But it is out of our control, so it is not something to worry about. We need to keep playing and keep focusing on the things we can control." #GoHabsGo #NHL #Hockeyshow more

We are releasing the fastest TTS model as open... source! One of the biggest problems we encountered while optimizing TTS models is optimization itself. Since it is LLM-based, even optimizing with VLLM and SgLang libraries is not enough. Additionally, I made the outputs much better with special optimizations for training. The voices you are listening to are results obtained from only 20% of the model training. We trained these outputs on 8xB200 in 24 hours. Even though the dataset includes some low-quality data, the model's output is much better. We will release the code as open source tomorrow. Data: Emilia-3m Model: EchoDit (custom) Codec: DacVae Opt: Flash-attn + CacheDitshow more

“Last night BTS’ fans ever since we announced it.... The ARMY have already raised over $10k just like that just by going online & fundraising. We didn’t even ask them to do so. The ARMY are so amazing.” - Hugh Evans (Founder & CEO of Global Citizen) via Billboard Newsshow more

Mark Carney, "Canada can’t solve all the world’s problems"... "But we can show that another way is possible" "That the arc of history isn’t destined to be warped towards authoritarianism and exclusion" "It can still bend towards progress and justice"show more

Judging by this pattern... Are y'all telling me that... if America leaves the UN... we could literally achieve global peace?show more

Odyssey-3 is live. One world model trained on visual... data that can drive cars, fly drones, control robots, and even play video games. The basic premise is that it's better to train a single model across different systems instead of a new model for each system. It's sort of like how a gamer can use their skills in CounterStrike to play Call of Duty or GTA 5.show more

Netanyahu on anti-drone solutions: We still haven't finished. We... have more work to do — especially against the global problem of explosive drones — and in this too, we will be the first in the world to deliver a solution.show more

Maduro: The petroleum stream deformed everything. We did not... choose to have a model that depended on petroleum. We did not decide that. When I was born in the year ’62, they had already imposed the model of capitalism that depended on petroleum, and we were a petroleum colony of the United States.show more

I put a lens after the single slit and... see how aperture size affects the focusing of light, and we can observe that a larger aperture can achieve a better focus. That got me thinking, if we want to pinpoint a problem, it's better to view it from multiple perspectives. #opticsshow more

HyENA is now live and it is here to... redefine Perpetuals trading from the ground up. Brought to you by Based, powered by , and built entirely on Hyperliquid HIP-3. HyENA introduces a new standard for on-chain trading: an internet trading engine with native yield. With HyENA, you can trade any asset on earth 24/7, all while your collateral continues to work for you in the background. No idle capital. No stale liquidity. Just a seamless, hyper-efficient trading experience. HyENA is not just an upgrade. We are presenting a new model for how global markets can operate. Hyperliquidshow more

we're never getting a model that can do UX,... are we?show more