Community Research Call #5

​Interested in generalist AI research or robot swarms in space? Join us for Community Research Call #5!

​Community Research Calls (CRCs) are Manifold’s quarterly events where we present significant advancements across our research efforts. These interactive sessions provide comprehensive updates on ongoing initiatives, introduce new research directions, and highlight opportunities for collaboration.

​CRC #5 Agenda

• ​GOLEM Program
  — MultiNet: Unified benchmarks and architecture progress for multimodal agents
  — VLM Calibration: Robust confidence estimation for vision–language models
  — Multimodal Action Models: Connecting perception to action across modalities

• ​Aethermorph Program
  — Modular Space Systems Assembly: Autonomous swarm assembly and reconfiguration of modular space structures
  — Crowded Orbit Navigation: Decentralized path planning in dense, debris-filled environments

• ​Community Infrastructure
  — Community Projects System: How contributors can propose and lead focused research efforts
  — Manifold Advancement Network: Expanding our contributor ecosystem and research pathways

​About Manifold Research

​​Manifold is a new model for running ambitious, internet-scale research.

​​We run ambitious research programs to develop breakthrough technologies, combining the rigor of academia, the speed of startups, and the scale of open collaboration.

​​A lean core team sets direction and drives execution, while a global contributor network helps scale research across domains. Our goal: unlock new capabilities for humanity through focused, compound progress.

​​​Join Us

​​​​We’re growing our core team and pursuing new projects. If you’re interested in working together or collaborating, see our website for active initiatives and open positions, join the conversation on Discord and check out our Github.

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