Capability $\neq$ Interpretability: Human Interpretability of Vision Foundation Models

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Main Authors:	Colin, Julien, Goetschalckx, Lore, Oliver, Nuria, Serre, Thomas
Format:	Preprint
Published:	2026
Subjects:	Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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