VidEgoThink: Assessing Egocentric Video Understanding Capabilities for Embodied AI

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Main Authors: Cheng, Sijie, Fang, Kechen, Yu, Yangyang, Zhou, Sicheng, Li, Bohao, Tian, Ye, Li, Tingguang, Han, Lei, Liu, Yang
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author Cheng, Sijie
Fang, Kechen
Yu, Yangyang
Zhou, Sicheng
Li, Bohao
Tian, Ye
Li, Tingguang
Han, Lei
Liu, Yang
author_facet Cheng, Sijie
Fang, Kechen
Yu, Yangyang
Zhou, Sicheng
Li, Bohao
Tian, Ye
Li, Tingguang
Han, Lei
Liu, Yang
contents Recent advancements in Multi-modal Large Language Models (MLLMs) have opened new avenues for applications in Embodied AI. Building on previous work, EgoThink, we introduce VidEgoThink, a comprehensive benchmark for evaluating egocentric video understanding capabilities. To bridge the gap between MLLMs and low-level control in Embodied AI, we design four key interrelated tasks: video question-answering, hierarchy planning, visual grounding and reward modeling. To minimize manual annotation costs, we develop an automatic data generation pipeline based on the Ego4D dataset, leveraging the prior knowledge and multimodal capabilities of GPT-4o. Three human annotators then filter the generated data to ensure diversity and quality, resulting in the VidEgoThink benchmark. We conduct extensive experiments with three types of models: API-based MLLMs, open-source image-based MLLMs, and open-source video-based MLLMs. Experimental results indicate that all MLLMs, including GPT-4o, perform poorly across all tasks related to egocentric video understanding. These findings suggest that foundation models still require significant advancements to be effectively applied to first-person scenarios in Embodied AI. In conclusion, VidEgoThink reflects a research trend towards employing MLLMs for egocentric vision, akin to human capabilities, enabling active observation and interaction in the complex real-world environments.
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spellingShingle VidEgoThink: Assessing Egocentric Video Understanding Capabilities for Embodied AI
Cheng, Sijie
Fang, Kechen
Yu, Yangyang
Zhou, Sicheng
Li, Bohao
Tian, Ye
Li, Tingguang
Han, Lei
Liu, Yang
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Artificial Intelligence
Computation and Language
Recent advancements in Multi-modal Large Language Models (MLLMs) have opened new avenues for applications in Embodied AI. Building on previous work, EgoThink, we introduce VidEgoThink, a comprehensive benchmark for evaluating egocentric video understanding capabilities. To bridge the gap between MLLMs and low-level control in Embodied AI, we design four key interrelated tasks: video question-answering, hierarchy planning, visual grounding and reward modeling. To minimize manual annotation costs, we develop an automatic data generation pipeline based on the Ego4D dataset, leveraging the prior knowledge and multimodal capabilities of GPT-4o. Three human annotators then filter the generated data to ensure diversity and quality, resulting in the VidEgoThink benchmark. We conduct extensive experiments with three types of models: API-based MLLMs, open-source image-based MLLMs, and open-source video-based MLLMs. Experimental results indicate that all MLLMs, including GPT-4o, perform poorly across all tasks related to egocentric video understanding. These findings suggest that foundation models still require significant advancements to be effectively applied to first-person scenarios in Embodied AI. In conclusion, VidEgoThink reflects a research trend towards employing MLLMs for egocentric vision, akin to human capabilities, enabling active observation and interaction in the complex real-world environments.
title VidEgoThink: Assessing Egocentric Video Understanding Capabilities for Embodied AI
topic Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Artificial Intelligence
Computation and Language
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.11623