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New DICS method optimizes visual instruction tuning datasets

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Researchers have introduced Data Intrinsic Consistency (DIC), a novel metric for evaluating visual instruction tuning datasets. DIC comprises two modules: Visual Information Consistency (VIC) and Response Information Consistency (RIC), which assess the alignment between visual content and instructions, and the coherence of responses, respectively. Building on DIC, the Data Intrinsic Consistency Selection (DICS) method optimizes data selection by balancing intra-sample consistency with global diversity. Experiments show DICS outperforms existing methods, achieving performance comparable to full-dataset fine-tuning with significantly less data. AI

IMPACT This method could lead to more efficient training of vision-language models by improving data selection.

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New DICS method optimizes visual instruction tuning datasets

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  1. arXiv cs.CV TIER_1 English(EN) · Yuyang Hong, Jinhui Guo, Jiaqi Gu, Lubin Fan, Ruixiang Wang, Kun Ding, Yue Wu, Shiming Xiang, Jieping Ye ·

    DICS: Exploring Data Intrinsic Consistency for Visual Instruction Selection

    arXiv:2608.30209v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Visual instruction tuning is crucial for advancing the vision-language alignment and instruction-following capabilities of Vision-Language Models (VLMs). However, identifying optimal subsets under a fixed ratio constraint from rapid…

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