Yulong Li

Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence

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Interpretability & Mechanistic Interp (1)Multimodal Models (1)Reasoning & Chain-of-Thought (1)

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Xiwei Liu (1)Xinlin Zhuang (1)Xuhui Li (1)Zhixiang Lu (1)

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Aug 24, 2026

Zayed University of Artificial3d ago·also CUHK, University Of Liverpool

Grounding Isn't Knowing: Do VLMs Need Object Localization for Spatial Reasoning?

Spatial reasoning in VLMs operates on coarse object localization rather than precise boundaries, revealing a surprising disconnect between knowing where objects are and how they relate.

Xiwei Liu, Yulong Li, Xinlin Zhuang +5

Interpretability & Mechanistic Interp Multimodal Models Reasoning & Chain-of-Thought

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