Debate on VLM Definition: Are CLIP Encoders Considered VLMs?
giffmana · x · 2026-08-26
A discussion on X involving Jitendra Malik and others debated the definition of VLM (Vision-Language Model). Some noted that CLIP image/text representation encoders are sometimes called VLMs, while others argued VLM should strictly refer to LLMs that accept image inputs.
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