[AINews] Thinking Machines' Native Interaction Models - TML-Interaction-Small 276B-A12B - advances SOTA Realtime Voice and kills standard VAD

Thinking Machines released TML-Interaction-Small, a 276B parameter model with a 12B active subset designed for real-time voice interactions that reportedly surpasses standard voice activity detection (VAD) systems. The model represents an advancement in state-of-the-art native interaction capabilities, suggesting improvements in how AI systems process and respond to voice inputs without relying on traditional VAD approaches. This development was reported by Latent Space, a publication covering AI industry developments.

Source: Latent Space | 2026-05-12