Multimodal models

Vision-language models, speech and cross-modal systems that read, look and listen in the same forward pass.

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arXiv Machine Learning

Jun 17

Multimodal Graph Negative Learning

arXiv:2606. 12863v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Multimodal attributed graphs (MAGs) integrate graph topology with heterogeneous modality attributes, such as text and images, thereby enabling richer modeling of complex relational systems.

By Zhengyu Wu, Xu Wang, Hongchao Qin, Xunkai Li, Guang Zeng, Rong-Hua Li, Guoren Wang

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arXiv AI

Jun 17

MODE-RAG: Manifold Outlier Diagnosis and Energy-based Retrieval-Augmented Generation Evaluation

arXiv:2606. 17449v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: While Multimodal Retrieval-Augmented Generation (M-RAG) enhances Large Vision-Language Models, it remains highly susceptible to cross-modal hallucinations, causal fabrications, and sycophancy.

By Zehang Wei, Jiaxin Dai, Jiamin Yan, Xiang Xiang

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arXiv Machine Learning

Jun 17

Moderating Illicit Online Image Promotion for Unsafe User-Generated Content Games Using Large Vision-Language Models

arXiv:2403. 18957v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Online user generated content games (UGCGs) are increasingly popular among children and adolescents for social interaction and more creative online entertainment.

By Keyan Guo, Ayush Utkarsh, Wenbo Ding, Isabelle Ondracek, Ziming Zhao, Guo Freeman, Nishant Vishwamitra, Hongxin Hu

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arXiv AI

Jun 17

Breaking the Code: Security Assessment of AI Code Agents Through Systematic Jailbreaking Attacks

arXiv:2510. 01359v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Code-capable large language model (LLM) agents are embedded in software engineering workflows where they can read, write, and execute code, raising "jailbreak" stakes beyond text-only settings.

By Shoumik Saha, Jifan Chen, Sam Mayers, Sanjay Krishna Gouda, Zijian Wang, Varun Kumar

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arXiv AI

Jun 17

ThinkJEPA: Empowering Latent World Models with Large Vision-Language Reasoning Model

arXiv:2603. 22281v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Recent progress in latent world models (e.

By Haichao Zhang, Yijiang Li, Shwai He, Tushar Nagarajan, Mingfei Chen, Jianglin Lu, Ang Li, Yun Fu

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arXiv AI

Jun 17

Divide, Deliberate, Decide: A Multi-Agent Framework for Fine-Grained Egocentric Action Recognition

arXiv:2606. 17627v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Fine-grained action recognition in egocentric video is challenging for Vision-Language Models (VLMs): actions often differ only in small visual cues, and a single model tends to be biased toward a subset of these cues.

By Alessandro Sottovia, Alessandro Torcinovich, Oswald Lanz

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arXiv AI

Jun 17

Plug-and-Adapt: Multimodal Coreference Resolution at First Sight with a Pretrained Alignment Model

arXiv:2606. 17950v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Visual information helps resolve ambiguity in coreference resolution, leading to notable performance gains.

By Jinghan Wu, Jing Li, Ivor W. Tsang, Xuetao Zhang

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arXiv AI

Jun 17

R1-SyntheticVL: Is Synthetic Data from Generative Models Ready for Multimodal Large Language Model?

arXiv:2602. 03300v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: In this work, we aim to develop effective data synthesis techniques that autonomously synthesize multimodal training data for enhancing MLLMs in solving complex real-world tasks.

By Jingyi Zhang, Tianyi Lin, Huanjin Yao, Xiang Lan, Shunyu Liu, Jiaxing Huang

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arXiv AI

Jun 17

Perceptual compensation for tonal context in self-supervised speech models

arXiv:2606. 17835v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: This study examines the extent to which the wav2vec2.

By James Kirby, Ioana Krehan, Michele Gubian

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arXiv AI

Jun 17

Trust the Right Teacher: Quality-Aware Self-Distillation for GUI Grounding

arXiv:2606. 18101v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Graphical user interface (GUI) grounding requires vision-language models (VLMs) to identify small target elements in high-resolution screenshots and predict precise screen coordinates.

By Jingyuan Huang, Zuming Huang, Yucheng Shi, Tianze Yang, Xiaoming Zhai, Wei Chu, Ninghao Liu

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arXiv AI

Jun 17

Visuals Lie, Consistency Speaks: Disentangling Spatial Attention from Reliability in Vision-Language Models

arXiv:2606. 17389v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Multimodal Foundation Models are increasingly used as reasoning agents, making reliability, knowing when a model may hallucinate, critical.

By Logan Mann, Yi Xia, Ajit Saravanan, Ishan Dave, Saadullah Ismail, Shikhar Shiromani, Emily Huang, Ruizhe Li, Kevin Zhu

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arXiv AI

Jun 17

FllumaOne: A Code-Native Multimodal CAD Dataset with Executable Programs and Kernel-Validated Feature Histories

arXiv:2606. 17696v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Parametric computer-aided design records both final geometry and the ordered construction history that determines how a part can be edited.

By Jizong Zhan

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arXiv AI

Jun 17

DeMaVLA: A Vision-Language-Action Foundation Model for Generalizable Deformable Manipulation

arXiv:2605. 31286v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Real-world household robots require Vision-Language-Action (VLA) foundation models that can acquire reusable manipulation skills across diverse objects, task conditions, and household environments.

By Taiyi Su, Jian Zhu, Tianjian Wang, Youzhang He, Zitai Huang, Jianjun Zhang, Chong Ma, Hanyang Wang, Tianjiao Zhang, Munan Yin, Weihao Ding, Yi Xu

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arXiv AI

Jun 17

Rethinking Multimodal Fusion for Time Series: Text Modalities Need Constrained Fusion

arXiv:2603. 22372v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Recent advances in multimodal learning have motivated the integration of auxiliary modalities such as text or vision into time series (TS) forecasting.

By Seunghan Lee, Jun Seo, Jaehoon Lee, Sungdong Yoo, Minjae Kim, Tae Yoon Lim, Dongwan Kang, Hwanil Choi, SoonYoung Lee, Wonbin Ahn

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arXiv AI

Jun 17

Enhancing Pathological VLMs with Cross-scale Reasoning

arXiv:2606. 17412v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Pathological images are inherently multi-scale, requiring pathologists to integrate evidence from global tissue architecture at low magnification to cellular morphology at higher magnification for accurate diagnosis.

By Chi Phan, Tianyi Zhang, Qiaochu Xue, Yufeng Wu, Dan Hu, Zeyu Liu, Sudong Wang, Yueming Jin

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arXiv AI

Jun 17

LongWebBench: Evaluating Structural and Functional Webpage Generation in Long-Horizon Settings

arXiv:2606. 17727v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Recent vision-language models (VLMs) have shown promising progress in generating webpages from visual inputs, yet existing evaluations mainly focus on short, single-screen, and largely static webpages.

By Yi Zhao, Zhen Yang, Mengpan Chen, Mingde Xu, Shanghui Gong, Xijun Liu, Jibing Gong, Jie Tang

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arXiv Machine Learning

Jun 17

SMGFM: Spectral Multimodal Graph Pretraining for Multimodal-Attributed Graphs

arXiv:2606. 12867v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Multimodal-attributed graphs (MAGs) couple graph topology with node semantics from text, images, and other modalities.

By Zhengyu Wu, Xu Wang, Hongchao Qin, Xunkai Li, Guang Zeng, Rong-Hua Li, Guoren Wang

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arXiv AI

Jun 17

Vision-language models for chest radiography do not always need the image

arXiv:2606. 17710v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Medical vision-language models report strong chest radiograph accuracy, and this is increasingly read as evidence that they use the image.

By Mahshad Lotfinia, Sebastian Ziegelmayer, Lisa Adams, Daniel Truhn, Andreas Maier, Soroosh Tayebi Arasteh

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arXiv AI

Jun 17

PearlVLA: Progressive Embodied Action-Plan Refinement in Latent Space

arXiv:2606. 17924v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Current Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models face a trade-off between efficient action generation and explicit deliberation.

By Bochen Yang, Lianlei Shan

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arXiv AI

Jun 17

Mordal: Automated Pretrained Model Selection for Vision Language Models

arXiv:2502. 00241v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Incorporating multiple modalities into large language models (LLMs) is a powerful way to enhance their understanding of non-textual data, enabling them to perform multimodal tasks.

By Shiqi He, Insu Jang, Mosharaf Chowdhury

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