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EndoCoT framework enhances diffusion models' reasoning with MLLMs

Researchers have introduced EndoCoT, a new framework designed to enhance the reasoning capabilities of diffusion models when integrated with Multimodal Large Language Models (MLLMs). The framework addresses limitations in current MLLM integration, such as insufficient reasoning depth and invariant guidance during the decoding process. EndoCoT employs an iterative thought guidance module to refine latent thought states and a terminal thought grounding module to ensure reasoning aligns with textual supervision. This approach enables diffusion models to progressively decompose and execute complex instructions, leading to improved performance on tasks like maze solving and Sudoku, with an average accuracy of 92.1%. AI

IMPACT Enhances reasoning capabilities in diffusion models for complex tasks, potentially improving performance in areas like spatial reasoning and problem-solving.

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EndoCoT framework enhances diffusion models' reasoning with MLLMs

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  1. arXiv cs.CL TIER_1 English(EN) · Xuanlang Dai, Yujie Zhou, Long Xing, Jiazi Bu, Xilin Wei, Yuhong Liu, Beichen Zhang, Kai Chen, Yuhang Zang ·

    EndoCoT: Scaling Endogenous Chain-of-Thought Reasoning in Diffusion Models

    arXiv:2603.12252v4 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Recently, Multimodal Large Language Models (MLLMs) have been widely integrated into diffusion frameworks primarily as text encoders to tackle complex tasks such as spatial reasoning. However, this paradigm suffers from two…