Rethinking Visual Dependency in Long-Context Reasoning for Large Vision-Language Models

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Autores principales: Zhou, Yucheng, Rao, Zhi, Wan, Jun, Shen, Jianbing
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author Zhou, Yucheng
Rao, Zhi
Wan, Jun
Shen, Jianbing
author_facet Zhou, Yucheng
Rao, Zhi
Wan, Jun
Shen, Jianbing
contents Large Vision-Language Models (LVLMs) excel in cross-model tasks but experience performance declines in long-context reasoning due to overreliance on textual information and reduced visual dependency. In this study, we empirically analyze LVLMs in long-context reasoning, revealing that increased context length leads to a higher dependence on language at the expense of visual dependency. To address this issue, we propose a novel training-free context pruning method that selectively removes less critical textual information. Our approach enhances visual dependency and reduces textual noise, thereby improving LVLM performance in long-context reasoning. We validate our method by constructing a long-context dataset, demonstrating its effectiveness across various LVLMs. Moreover, further analysis confirms the robustness of different token pruning strategies and preliminary explores scaling laws between pruning rates and context length.
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spellingShingle Rethinking Visual Dependency in Long-Context Reasoning for Large Vision-Language Models
Zhou, Yucheng
Rao, Zhi
Wan, Jun
Shen, Jianbing
Computation and Language
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Large Vision-Language Models (LVLMs) excel in cross-model tasks but experience performance declines in long-context reasoning due to overreliance on textual information and reduced visual dependency. In this study, we empirically analyze LVLMs in long-context reasoning, revealing that increased context length leads to a higher dependence on language at the expense of visual dependency. To address this issue, we propose a novel training-free context pruning method that selectively removes less critical textual information. Our approach enhances visual dependency and reduces textual noise, thereby improving LVLM performance in long-context reasoning. We validate our method by constructing a long-context dataset, demonstrating its effectiveness across various LVLMs. Moreover, further analysis confirms the robustness of different token pruning strategies and preliminary explores scaling laws between pruning rates and context length.
title Rethinking Visual Dependency in Long-Context Reasoning for Large Vision-Language Models
topic Computation and Language
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.19732