Scholar urges distinction between VLM and MLLM terminology
y_m_asano · x · 2026-08-24
Speaking from a teaching perspective, the author urges not to conflate CLIP-style models with LLaVA-style models. It points out that VLM should refer to multimodal extensions of LLMs (e.g., for VQA), while CLIP-style models primarily capture static semantics. The post emphasizes that indiscriminate use of terms like VLM, VLA, and WAM in fields like robotics hinders communication clarity and historical origins should be respected.
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