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Press releaseGlobeNewswire· December 8, 2025

Macaron AI's Mind Lab Sets New Benchmark with Trillion Parameter RL at 10% Cost, Now Integrated Into NVIDIA Megatron

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Macaron AI's Mind Lab Sets New Benchmark with Trillion Parameter RL at 10% Cost, Now Integrated Into NVIDIA Megatron Singapore, Dec. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For years, progress in AI was driven by one principle: bigger is better…
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  • Despite targeted adaptation, downstream evaluations on unseen benchmarks confirm that the model retains its broad general-purpose capabilities while gaining sharper task alignment

    80% confidence
  • We don't blindly scale up, we scale smarter

    80% confidence
  • Real intelligence learns from real experience

    80% confidence
  • The next leap in AI won't come from a bigger data center, but from a fundamental breakthrough in how machines learn from experience

    80% confidence
  • Slashed the time per RL training iteration by over 6x through a synchronized rollout and training architecture

    80% confidence
  • Training on real user feedback can yield larger performance boosts than simply adding more pre-training data

    80% confidence
  • LoRA-based reinforcement learning on Kimi K2 achieves the same alignment quality with just 10% of the GPU footprint required for full-parameter training

    80% confidence
  • Training runs exhibit smooth, reliable learning curves with steadily increasing rewards and task success rates, free from instability or catastrophic collapse

    80% confidence

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