multimodal
adjective
mul·ti·mod·al
ˌməl-tē-ˈmō-dᵊl 
-ˌtī-
: having or involving several modes, modalities, or maxima
multimodal distributions
multimodal therapy
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The researchers evaluated several multimodal frontier models, including Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet-3.5, Google’s Gemini 1.5 Pro, and both OpenAI’s GPT-4o and new reasoning model, o1.
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Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 23 Jan. 2025
With today’s update, Gemini is able to carry out more complex multimodal tasks.
—Dominic Preston, The Verge, 22 Jan. 2025
While the challenges around compute power, ROI and bias still loom large for AI, Chaudhry said that multimodal models will take center stage in 2025, particularly text-to-video models that produce longer, more realistic videos.
—Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
By being born accessible, the Dot Experience is modeling a future where museums embrace multimodal and multisensory design as well as diverse and inclusive programming.
—M. Leona Godin, AFAR Media, 3 Jan. 2025
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Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 23 Jan. 2025
With today’s update, Gemini is able to carry out more complex multimodal tasks.
—Dominic Preston, The Verge, 22 Jan. 2025
While the challenges around compute power, ROI and bias still loom large for AI, Chaudhry said that multimodal models will take center stage in 2025, particularly text-to-video models that produce longer, more realistic videos.
—Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
By being born accessible, the Dot Experience is modeling a future where museums embrace multimodal and multisensory design as well as diverse and inclusive programming.
—M. Leona Godin, AFAR Media, 3 Jan. 2025
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multimodal
adjective
mul·ti·mo·dal
ˌməl-ti-ˈmōd-ᵊl
: relating to, having, or utilizing more than one mode or modality (as of stimulation or treatment)
multimodal cancer therapy involving surgery, immunotherapy, and radiation
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