Advances in Efficient Language Models and Reinforcement Learning

The field of artificial intelligence is witnessing significant advancements in the development of efficient language models and reinforcement learning algorithms. Researchers are focusing on creating models that can achieve state-of-the-art performance while reducing computational resources and improving explainability. Novel training pipelines and architectures are being proposed to address the challenges of training reasoning-capable models in specialized domains. Noteworthy papers include Gazal-R1, which presents a parameter-efficient two-stage training pipeline for medical reasoning, and M3PO, which introduces a scalable model-based reinforcement learning framework. HyperCLOVA X THINK is also notable for its competitive performance on Korea-focused benchmarks, while Jan-nano achieves remarkable efficiency through radical specialization. TD-MPC-Opt presents a novel approach to knowledge transfer in model-based reinforcement learning, enabling the distillation of large world models into compact models.

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Gazal-R1: Achieving State-of-the-Art Medical Reasoning with Parameter-Efficient Two-Stage Training

M3PO: Massively Multi-Task Model-Based Policy Optimization

HyperCLOVA X THINK Technical Report

Jan-nano Technical Report

TD-MPC-Opt: Distilling Model-Based Multi-Task Reinforcement Learning Agents

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