AI Researchers Buzz Over a Brand-New Kind of Encoder-Decoder Model
antoine_chaffin · x · 2026-09-10
AI practitioner @bclavie exclaimed that a "new kind of encoder-decoder" has appeared, referencing a model dubbed "WHALE," with other researchers confirming the news is real. Details remain scarce, but the return of the encoder-decoder architecture in the LLM era is drawing significant attention.
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