A Visual Model Of Self-Attention: Transformers Work Differently Now

Early-2026 explainer reframes transformer attention: tokenized text becomes Q/K/V self-attention maps, not linear prediction.
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Diffusion LLMs Arrive : Is This the End of Transformer Large Language Models (LLMs)?

The development of large language models (LLMs) is entering a pivotal phase with the emergence of diffusion-based architectures. These models, spearheaded by Inception Labs through its new Mercury ...
SiliconANGLE

IBM releases Granite 4 series of Mamba-Transformer language models

IBM Corp. on Thursday open-sourced Granite 4, a language model series that combines elements of two different neural network architectures. The algorithm family includes four models on launch. They ...

Report: OpenAI plans to launch new audio model in the first quarter

OpenAI will reportedly base the model on a new architecture. The company’s current flagship real-time audio model, ...
TechCrunch

Etched is building an AI chip that only runs one type of model

As generative AI touches a growing number of industries, the companies producing chips to run the models are benefiting enormously. Nvidia, in particular, wields massive influence, commanding an ...
News Medical

Combining social media posts and transformer-based learning models to detect heat stroke risks in Japan

To address this gap, a team of researchers, led by Professor Sumiko Anno from the Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Sophia University, Japan, along with Dr. Yoshitsugu Kimura, Yanagi ...
VentureBeat

AI21 CEO says transformers not right for AI agents due to error perpetuation

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More As more enterprise organizations look to the so-called agentic future, ...