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OrientSAM framework enhances multimodal models' spatial reasoning

Researchers have introduced OrientSAM, a novel framework designed to improve multimodal large language models' (MLLMs) spatial reasoning capabilities. This framework specifically addresses the tendency of MLLMs to rely on camera-centric cues rather than object-centric viewpoints, a common failure mode in spatial tasks. OrientSAM incorporates explicit orientation information through specialized tokens and angle encoding, coupled with a curriculum learning strategy to enhance perspective-aware reasoning. The approach has demonstrated significant improvements on benchmarks like Spatial-MM, ViewSpatial, and 3DSRBench, particularly in scenarios requiring allocentric spatial understanding. AI

IMPACT This research could lead to more robust spatial reasoning in multimodal AI systems, improving their performance in tasks requiring understanding of object orientation and perspective.

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Wenxiao Fan, Hang Yin, Kan Li ·

    OrientSAM: Mitigating Camera-Centric Shortcut in Multimodal Spatial Reasoning via Orientation-Aware Spatial Alignment

    arXiv:2607.17657v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Multimodal large language models (MLLMs) still struggle with spatial reasoning that requires perspective transformation. In particular, they often rely on camera-centric cues rather than reasoning from the reference object's viewpoi…