Softmax Transformers are Turing-Complete

A new model named Reasoning-VLA has been introduced, enhancing Vision-Language-Action (VLA) capabilities for autonomous driving. This model aims to improve decision-making efficiency and generalization across diverse driving scenarios by utilizing learnable action queries and a standardized dataset format for training.

Recent advancements in Unified Multimodal Models have raised the question of whether understanding informs generation. The introduction of UniSandbox, a decoupled evaluation framework, aims to address this by utilizing controlled synthetic datasets to analyze the understanding-generation gap, particularly in reasoning generation and knowledge transfer tasks.

A new framework called Efficient LLM-Aware (ELLA) has been proposed to enhance heterogeneous graph learning, addressing the challenges posed by complex relation semantics and the limitations of existing models. This framework leverages the reasoning capabilities of Large Language Models (LLMs) to improve the understanding of diverse node and relation types in real-world networks.

Researchers have introduced L2V-CoT, a novel training-free approach that facilitates the transfer of Chain-of-Thought (CoT) reasoning from large language models (LLMs) to Vision-Language Models (VLMs) using Linear Artificial Tomography (LAT). This method addresses the challenges VLMs face in multi-step reasoning tasks due to limited multimodal reasoning data.

A recent study introduces a novel method for eliciting Chain-of-Thought (CoT) reasoning in base large language models (LLMs) through gradient-based representation optimization. This approach addresses the limitations of existing hidden state manipulation techniques, which often lead to degraded text quality and distribution shifts. By reformulating the challenge as an optimization problem, the method aims to guide hidden states towards reasoning-oriented trajectories while preserving linguistic integrity.

A comprehensive survey on Multimodal Generative Models (MGMs) has been published, detailing their evolution from text generation to various output modalities such as images, music, and video. The study categorizes six primary generative modalities and discusses foundational techniques like Self-Supervised Learning and Chain-of-Thought prompting that enable cross-modal capabilities.