MindTopo reveals VLMs’ spatial reasoning abilities
Summary
A path, a fence, a knot. MindTopo sets a new benchmark for testing how AI understands topological relationships and highlights new opportunities to strengthen spatial reasoning and planning. The post MindTopo reveals VLMs’ spatial reasoning abilities appeared first on Microsoft Research.
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