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Funny-Valen-Tine: Planning Solution Distribution Enhances Machine Abstract Reasoning Ability

arXiv 2407.02688 ↗First posted 2 Jul 2024cs.CVcited by 1

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Abstract (arXiv)

Visual abstract reasoning is core to image processing. We present Valen, a unified probability-highlighting baseline that excels on both RPM (progression) and Bongard-Logo (clustering) tasks. Analysing its internals, we find solvers implicitly treat each task as a distribution where primary samples fit and auxiliaries do not; hence the learning target is jointly shaped by both sets, not by correct solutions alone. To close the gap we first introduce Tine, an adversarial adapter that nudges Valen toward correct-solution density, but adversarial training is unstable. We therefore replace it with Funny, a fast Gaussian-mixture model that directly estimates the correct-solution density without adversarial games, and extend the same paradigm to SBR for progressive-pattern planning. Extensive experiments show explicit distribution planning is the key to stronger, interpretable abstract reasoning. Codes are available in: https://github.com/Yuanbeiming/Funny-Valen-Tine-Planning-Solution-Distribution-Enhances-Machine-Abstract-Reasoning-Ability

Key facts. Cited by 1 paper in the map (data through 7 Oct 2026). Placed in Multimodal reasoning, one of 17 directions in LLM reasoning. Builds on 36 of its 54 references that are in the map. First posted on arXiv 2 Jul 2024.

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