Research from a Singapore-based AI startup suggests that for complex reasoning, smarter design may be more effective than massive scale. A new research paper on the Hierarchical Reasoning Model (HRM), developed by Singapore-based Sapient Intelligence, shows strong performance on difficult logic problems along with significant improvements in efficiency over current approaches.
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A pioneering initiative from UNE’s Student Services team is exploring how artificial intelligence can help tackle one of the university's most complex manual tasks. The project is a story of practical innovation, highlighting a journey of learning and discovery as staff partner with AI to build the student support tools of the future.
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The Academic Promotions Assistant is an AI-powered tool made to guide UNE staff through every stage of their promotion application - from confirming workload and academic level, to drafting compelling narratives for Teaching, Research, and Service, and finally assisting with the Executive Summary and application form.
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The final years of a law degree are an intense period of honing practical skills, with legal research being one of the most crucial. What if students had a dedicated AI partner to practise with? A recent student initiative has explored that very question, producing a compelling proof-of-concept for an AI-powered legal tutor.
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A new research paper details an AI system that could change how complex code is developed and optimised. AlphaEvolve, released in May 2025 by Google DeepMind, attempts to combine large language models with automated evaluation at scale to tackle problems in science and engineering.
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