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New FactEmbed method improves Composed Image Retrieval using MLLMs

Researchers have introduced Factorized MLLM Embeddings (FactEmbed), a novel approach to Composed Image Retrieval (CIR). This method aims to improve how Multimodal Large Language Models (MLLMs) understand and utilize compositional queries by decoupling query comprehension from embedding generation. FactEmbed uses factorized latents to simulate visual modifications, grounding them in target semantics before creating discriminative representations for retrieval. AI

IMPACT This research could enhance the capabilities of multimodal AI systems in understanding and generating complex visual queries.

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New FactEmbed method improves Composed Image Retrieval using MLLMs

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  1. arXiv cs.IR (Information Retrieval) TIER_1 English(EN) · Seungryong Kim ·

    Factorized MLLM Embeddings for Composed Image Retrieval

    Composed Image Retrieval (CIR) aims to retrieve a target image given a reference image and a modification text. Although recent approaches leveraging Multimodal Large Language Models (MLLMs) have shown significant progress, we argue that the MLLM's compositional understanding rem…