Building Reasonable Inference for Vision-Language Models in Blind Image Quality Assessment

arXiv — cs.CVThursday, December 11, 2025 at 5:00:00 AM
  • Recent advancements in Blind Image Quality Assessment (BIQA) highlight the role of Vision-Language Models (VLMs) in extracting visual features and generating descriptive text. However, these models often produce inconsistent quality predictions that do not align with human reasoning, prompting an analysis of the factors contributing to these contradictions and instabilities.
  • The findings underscore the need for improved reasoning capabilities in VLMs, as the current limitations hinder their effectiveness in accurately assessing image quality, which is crucial for applications in various fields such as photography, surveillance, and autonomous systems.
  • This development reflects ongoing challenges in the AI field, particularly regarding the reliability of VLMs in tasks requiring nuanced understanding and reasoning. Issues such as biases in visual interpretation and the need for enhanced frameworks to evaluate model performance are increasingly prominent, indicating a critical area for future research and development.
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