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Xiaomi livestreams MiMo-V2.6 reinforcement-learning runs

September 18

Xiaomi’s MiMo team is livestreaming the reinforcement-learning training of two unreleased models, MiMo-V2.6-Pro and MiMo-V2.6-Flash, through a public dashboard.

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