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FiRE enhances MLLMs for complex image retrieval with fine-grained context learning · 3 sources tracked

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Researchers have developed FiRE, a novel approach to enhance Multimodal Large Language Models (MLLMs) for complex image retrieval tasks. FiRE introduces a fine-grained context learning strategy that involves a two-stage fine-tuning process, separating reasoning and retrieval objectives. This method also includes an automated pipeline for constructing a comprehensive dataset tailored for composed image retrieval (CIR). Experiments show FiRE significantly outperforms existing methods in zero-shot retrieval settings, even when using a less resource-intensive MLLM backbone. AI

IMPACT This research could lead to more sophisticated image search and multimodal understanding capabilities in AI systems.

RANK_REASON The cluster describes a new research paper detailing a novel method for enhancing MLLMs for image retrieval.

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  1. arXiv cs.IR (Information Retrieval) TIER_1 English(EN) · Xiangyu Zhao ·

    FiRE: Enhancing MLLMs with Fine-Grained Context Learning for Complex Image Retrieval

    Due to their strong generalizable multimodal processing and reasoning capabilities, Multimodal Large Language Models (MLLMs) have demonstrated significant potential as universal image retrievers, effectively addressing diverse real-world image retrieval tasks. Nevertheless, pione…

  2. Hugging Face Daily Papers TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    FiRE: Enhancing MLLMs with Fine-Grained Context Learning for Complex Image Retrieval

    Due to their strong generalizable multimodal processing and reasoning capabilities, Multimodal Large Language Models (MLLMs) have demonstrated significant potential as universal image retrievers, effectively addressing diverse real-world image retrieval tasks. Nevertheless, pione…

  3. arXiv cs.CV TIER_1 English(EN) · Bohan Hou, Haoqiang Lin, Xuemeng Song, Haokun Wen, Meng Liu, Yupeng Hu, Xiangyu Zhao ·

    FiRE: Enhancing MLLMs with Fine-Grained Context Learning for Complex Image Retrieval

    arXiv:2607.27959v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Due to their strong generalizable multimodal processing and reasoning capabilities, Multimodal Large Language Models (MLLMs) have demonstrated significant potential as universal image retrievers, effectively addressing diverse real-…

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