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AI agents achieve top score in multimodal Q&A challenge

Researchers have developed a novel two-agent architecture for the QANTA 2026 challenge, designed to excel in multimodal question answering under efficiency constraints. The system employs a GPT-4o-mini-class model for Tossup questions, incorporating confidence calibration and a numeric reasoning policy to mitigate overconfidence. A separate GPT-4o-class model handles Bonus questions, utilizing lead-in awareness, relational reasoning, and multimodal evidence integration for precise answer selection. This approach achieved the highest overall score of 0.402 on the leaderboard, demonstrating the effectiveness of task-specific reasoning and calibration in resource-constrained environments. AI

IMPACT Demonstrates effective strategies for multimodal Q&A under efficiency constraints, potentially influencing future system design.

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Nirjhar Das, Md. Al-Mamun Provath ·

    Task-Specific Multimodal Question Answering Agents via Confidence Calibration and Incremental Reasoning for QANTA 2026

    arXiv:2607.09623v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: We present our submission to the QANTA 2026 shared challenge at the ICML 2026 Workshop on Efficient Multimodal Question Answering (EMM-QA). Quanta evaluates multimodal quizbowl systems that answer pyramid-style questions from incr…

  2. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Md. Al-Mamun Provath ·

    Task-Specific Multimodal Question Answering Agents via Confidence Calibration and Incremental Reasoning for QANTA 2026

    We present our submission to the QANTA 2026 shared challenge at the ICML 2026 Workshop on Efficient Multimodal Question Answering (EMM-QA). Quanta evaluates multimodal quizbowl systems that answer pyramid-style questions from incrementally revealed text and accompanying images wh…