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PyraTok: When Video Tokens Finally Learn to Speak Human

Video looks easy until a machine has to remember what matters. A human watches a short clip and immediately separates the important layers: the object, the action, the background, the timing, the implied intent, the scene transition. A model sees a much less polite object: frames, pixels, motion, compression artifacts, and a large bill for GPU memory. Then we ask it to generate video, answer questions, segment objects, localize actions, and preserve meaning across time. Naturally, the model responds by becoming expensive. Very relatable. ...

January 24, 2026 · 15 min · Zelina