Monday, January 12, 2026

TL;DR

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Research Corner

Paper Source
The Evaluation Gap in Medicine, AI and LLMs: Navigating Elusive Ground Truth … arXiv AI
Explainable AI: Learning from the Learners arXiv AI
Safety Not Found (404): Hidden Risks of LLM-Based Robotics Decision Making arXiv AI
WildSci: Advancing Scientific Reasoning from In-the-Wild Literature arXiv AI
Crisis-Bench: Benchmarking Strategic Ambiguity and Reputation Management in L… arXiv AI
Reinforcement Learning of Large Language Models for Interpretable Credit Card… arXiv AI
A Causal Information-Flow Framework for Unbiased Learning-to-Rank arXiv AI
Cumulative Path-Level Semantic Reasoning for Inductive Knowledge Graph Comple… arXiv AI
GenCtrl – A Formal Controllability Toolkit for Generative Models arXiv AI
HAG: Hierarchical Demographic Tree-based Agent Generation for Topic-Adaptive … arXiv AI

Deep Dive: Today’s AI Landscape

Synthesized from multiple research sources

Key AI announcements on January 12, 2026, focus on recent breakthroughs in compact models, physical AI for robotics and autonomous driving, and agentic systems, with major reveals from NVIDIA, TII, and robotics firms at CES 2026 earlier this month.[1][2]

Major Breakthroughs and Launches

  • Falcon-H1R 7B by Technology Innovation Institute (TII): Unveiled in January 2026, this 7-billion-parameter model uses a Transformer-Mamba hybrid architecture to match the performance of systems up to 7x larger, emphasizing speed, memory efficiency, and features like DeepConf for reliable inferences. Ideal for edge AI in manufacturing, robots, and autonomous vehicles.[1][2]
  • NVIDIA’s Physical AI Platforms (Alpamayo and Nemotron Speech ASR): Announced at CES 2026 on January 5, NVIDIA decla

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Here’s a summary of AI news announcements from January 12, 2026, focusing on breakthroughs and launches:

XPENG:

  • XPENG is starting 2026 with a focus on becoming an AI-driven global technology leader.

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This newsletter is automatically generated by PAI using RSS aggregation and AI research tools. Sources include arXiv, HuggingFace, OpenAI, Google AI, MIT News, VentureBeat, and more.

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