Spatial Reasoning via Modality Switching Between Language and Symbolic Representations
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arXiv:2606.31285v3 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Human reasoning is inherently multimodal: when problems become difficult, we rarely think in words alone. We often externalize our reasoning by sketching diagrams or drawing grids to understand the underlying conceptual structure and avoid mistakes. Building on this premise, our research investigates: (a) whether grounding multi-hop textual-spatial stories into geometry-aware modalities, such as layouts or grids, improves reasoning compared to natural language-based inference; and (b) whether a model can decide when to rely on natural languag
Key takeaways
- arXiv:2606.31285v3 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Human reasoning is inherently multimodal: when problems become difficult, we rarely think in words alone.
- We often externalize our reasoning by sketching diagrams or drawing grids to understand the underlying conceptual structure and avoid mistakes.
- Building on this premise, our research investigates: (a) whether grounding multi-hop textual-spatial stories into geometry-aware modalities, such as layouts or grids, improves reasoning compared to natural language-based inference; and (b) whether a model can decide when to rely on natural languag
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