multimodal
adjective
mul·ti·mod·al
ˌməl-tē-ˈmō-dᵊl 
-ˌtī-
: having or involving several modes, modalities, or maxima
multimodal distributions
multimodal therapy
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The county had previously been awarded nearly $2 million in state and federal funding that is intended to increase multimodal safety and reduce reckless driving.
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Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 17 Sep. 2024
The company is also partnering with OpenAI to give developers access to multimodal large language models when creating new Lenses.
—Sara Fischer, Axios, 17 Sep. 2024
Now as adults, these young people are reflecting through multimodal mediums of self-expression.
—Essence, 16 Sep. 2024
But as with artistic expression, music composition, coding, understanding subtext and body language, and any number of other emergent abilities, today's multimodal AIs do appear to be able to generate novel research – more novel on average than their human counterparts.
—New Atlas, 11 Sep. 2024
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Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 17 Sep. 2024
The company is also partnering with OpenAI to give developers access to multimodal large language models when creating new Lenses.
—Sara Fischer, Axios, 17 Sep. 2024
Now as adults, these young people are reflecting through multimodal mediums of self-expression.
—Essence, 16 Sep. 2024
But as with artistic expression, music composition, coding, understanding subtext and body language, and any number of other emergent abilities, today's multimodal AIs do appear to be able to generate novel research – more novel on average than their human counterparts.
—New Atlas, 11 Sep. 2024
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multimodal
adjective
mul·ti·mo·dal
ˌməl-ti-ˈmōd-ᵊl
: relating to, having, or utilizing more than one mode or modality (as of stimulation or treatment)
multimodal cancer therapy involving surgery, immunotherapy, and radiation
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