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Visual similarity impacts word learning in adults and AI

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Researchers have explored how visual similarity influences word extension in both adults and artificial learners. A study reanalyzing adult word-extension data found that visual distance between objects correlated with word extension, and the composition of teaching examples significantly impacted generalization. In an artificial learner using a DINOv2 visual encoder, word learning accuracy decreased as the visual distance between object categories increased. While the encoder's distances correlated with human similarity measures, this alignment did not fully predict learner difficulty. AI

IMPACT This research provides insights into how visual similarity influences language acquisition, potentially informing the development of more robust AI language models.

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Visual similarity impacts word learning in adults and AI

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Patricio M. Vera ·

    Visual Similarity in Adult Word Extension and Artificial Word Learning

    arXiv:2611.14116v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: When two objects share a name, how much does their visual similarity explain, and what do the teaching examples add? First, we reanalyzed trial-level data from a large adult word-extension study (Lewis & Frank, 2018), computing ea…

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