Autoregressive (AR) models have made significant advances in language generation and are increasingly explored for image synthesis. However, scaling AR models to high-resolution images remains a persistent challenge. Unlike text, where relatively few tokens are required, high-resolution images necessitate thousands of tokens, leading to quadratic growth in computational cost. As a result, most AR-based multimodal…
In recent years, vision-language models (VLMs) have advanced significantly in bridging image, video, and textual modalities. Yet, a persistent limitation remains: the inability to effectively process long-context multimodal data such as high-resolution imagery or extended video sequences. Many existing VLMs are optimized for short-context scenarios and struggle with performance degradation, inefficient memory usage, or loss…
Process-supervised reward models (PRMs) offer fine-grained, step-wise feedback on model responses, aiding in selecting effective reasoning paths for complex tasks. Unlike output reward models (ORMs), which evaluate responses based on final outputs, PRMs provide detailed assessments at each step, making them particularly valuable for reasoning-intensive applications. While PRMs have been extensively studied in language tasks,…
LLMs have shown impressive capabilities in reasoning tasks like Chain-of-Thought (CoT), enhancing accuracy and interpretability in complex problem-solving. While researchers are extending these capabilities to multi-modal domains, videos present unique challenges due to their temporal dimension. Unlike static images, videos require understanding dynamic interactions over time. Current visual CoT methods excel with static inputs but…
Autoregressive visual generation models have emerged as a groundbreaking approach to image synthesis, drawing inspiration from language model token prediction mechanisms. These innovative models utilize image tokenizers to transform visual content into discrete or continuous tokens. The approach facilitates flexible multimodal integrations and allows adaptation of architectural innovations from LLM research. However, the field has…
Converting complex documents into structured data has long posed significant challenges in the field of computer science. Traditional approaches, involving ensemble systems or very large foundational models, often encounter substantial hurdles such as difficulty in fine-tuning, generalization issues, hallucinations, and high computational costs. Ensemble systems, though efficient for specific tasks, frequently fail to generalize due…
Multimodal reasoning is an evolving field that integrates visual and textual data to enhance machine intelligence. Traditional artificial intelligence models excel at processing either text or images but often struggle when required to reason across both formats. Analyzing charts, graphs, mathematical symbols, and complex visual patterns alongside textual descriptions is crucial for applications in education,…
Understanding videos with AI requires handling sequences of images efficiently. A major challenge in current video-based AI models is their inability to process videos as a continuous flow, missing important motion details and disrupting continuity. This lack of temporal modeling prevents tracing changes; therefore, events and interactions are partially unknown. Long videos also make the…
Visual programming has emerged strongly in computer vision and AI, especially regarding image reasoning. Visual programming enables computers to create executable code that interacts with visual content to offer correct responses. These systems form the backbone of object detection, image captioning, and VQA applications. Its effectiveness stems from the ability to modularize multiple reasoning tasks,…
With researchers aiming to unify visual generation and understanding into a single framework, multimodal artificial intelligence is evolving rapidly. Traditionally, these two domains have been treated separately due to their distinct requirements. Generative models focus on producing fine-grained image details while understanding models prioritize high-level semantics. The challenge lies in integrating both capabilities effectively without…