Guang Yang

StepAudio 3 Realtime, an audio-language foundation model organized around a continuous listen-converse-think-act loop, achieves dialogue and reasoning performance comparable to dedicated reasoning models while speaking in real time, and resolves the tension between deep deliberation and latency via Think-While-Speaking.

This study introduces StepAudio 3 Gen, a general-purpose audio generation model that supports zero-shot text-to-speech (TTS), voice design, vocal generation, sound effects, music, vibe speech, and mixtures of multiple audio types within a unified framework.

DoPR slashes online reranking costs by reusing compressed document prefixes, achieving remarkable efficiency without sacrificing performance.

LLMs excel at generating functional RTL code but fail to meet security standards, with a mere 14-35% passing rate in security tests.

State-aligned framing in China-origin VLMs is not just a matter of refusal; it's a sophisticated shift to invisible censorship that users may not recognize.