multimodalmodel
nounUK /ˌmʌltiˈməʊdəl ˈmɒdəl/
US /ˌmʌltiˈmoʊdəl ˈmɑːdəl/
A computer program that can understand and work with different kinds of information, like words, pictures, and sounds.
The new multimodalmodel can look at a photo and tell you a story about it.
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2. A machine-learning system that combines text, image, audio, and video inputs in one model.
Researchers trained a multimodalmodel on paired images and captions.
3. Any model in science or engineering that represents several modes of data or transport at once.
The city used a multimodalmodel to plan bus, bike, and walking routes together.
4. A teaching or communication model that uses several ways of sharing information, such as speech, pictures, and gestures.
Her lesson plan was a multimodalmodel combining videos, diagrams, and hands-on activities.