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What does this PR do?

Adds a new blog on scale learning and the LSQ feature in ModelOpt.

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  • Documentation
    • Added guidance on NVFP4 scale learning, including training modes, configuration, usage, benchmarks, limitations, and references.
    • Added a “Scale learning” announcement filter and a September 16, 2026 announcement for NVFP4 block-scale training.
    • Added the related announcement link to the latest news section.
    • Documented scale-learning workflows, export behavior, shipped recipes, command-line usage, and configuration options.

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The pull request adds an NVFP4 scale-learning announcement with algorithm details, benchmarks, usage guidance, limitations, references, and command-line workflows. It also publishes the announcement in the documentation index and README latest-news section.

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Scale Learning Documentation

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Scale-learning concepts and algorithm
docs/source/announcements/scale-learning.rst
Documents scale-only and full-parameter NVFP4 scale learning, fake quantization, straight-through gradients, FP8 scale quantization, scale derivatives, export behavior, and configuration.
Benchmark results and evaluation data
docs/source/announcements/scale-learning.rst
Adds Nemotron 3.5 Lightning benchmark comparisons and recommendations for learning rate, run length, and tied or dual scales.
Usage guidance and publication surfaces
docs/source/announcements/scale-learning.rst, docs/source/index.rst, README.md
Adds QAT/QAD usage guidance, recipes, command-line workflows, limitations, future directions, references, an announcement card, a filter tag, and a latest-news link.

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The published announcement is missing promised benchmark and scope information, so readers cannot assess the reported results or understand the feature limitations before merge.

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compared to QAT/QAD. Dual scales sometimes outperforms tied scales, but for
other models can cause distribution shift where tied scales improves accuracy:
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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Correct the subject-verb agreement in the recommendation.

Dual scales and tied scales are plural. Use outperform and improve. Make the subject of can cause explicit.

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- Dual scales sometimes outperforms tied scales, but for
- other models can cause distribution shift where tied scales improves accuracy:
+ Dual scales sometimes outperform tied scales, but they can cause distribution
+ shift on other models, where tied scales improve accuracy:
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compared to QAT/QAD. Dual scales sometimes outperforms tied scales, but for
other models can cause distribution shift where tied scales improves accuracy:
neither is universally better.
compared to QAT/QAD. Dual scales sometimes outperform tied scales, but they can cause distribution
shift on other models, where tied scales improve accuracy:
neither is universally better.
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