Issue 06 | Aug 2025
Forging New Frontiers
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Show-o, don’t tell: new unified AI model does it all
A compact AI model understands images, generates visuals and weaves language all within a single framework.
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n early 2024, Assistant Professor Mike Shou was repeatedly met with the same question from peers in the generative AI community: Should a model use step-by-step prediction or a gradual refinement process to generate content?
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