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Current large multimodal models demonstrate strong surface perception but persistent deficits in semantic grounding and discourse reasoning when evaluated on the hierarchical complexities of Warring States Chinese manuscripts. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.METHODOLOGICAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.ESTABLISHES_NEW_DIRECTION.

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The aim is to create a benchmark to assess multimodal reasoning in ancient Chinese manuscripts, focusing on various linguistic levels.

June 7, 2026npj Heritage ScienceOpen Access

The warring states linguistic benchmark for hierarchical multimodal reasoning in digital heritage

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KWKelvin K. L. WongHunan Normal University YFYou-Lei FuZhejiang University of Science and Technology SJShitong JiangHunan Normal University

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Randomized trial develops a benchmark for evaluating multimodal reasoning in ancient texts, suggesting capabilities in digital heritage preservation.

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The aim is to create a benchmark to assess multimodal reasoning in ancient Chinese manuscripts, focusing on various linguistic levels.
Proposed the Warring States Linguistic Benchmark (WS-LB) as a hierarchical framework with four levels: orthographic, syntactic, semantic, and discourse.
Evaluated existing multimodal models like GPT-4o and DeepSeek-V3 against this benchmark.
Captured error propagation across different linguistic levels in manuscript analysis.
Evaluated models displayed strong surface perception abilities but showed deficits in semantic grounding.
Models struggled with macro-level discourse reasoning, indicating areas for improvement.
WS-LB establishes a foundational framework for future multimodal ancient text processing.

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Wong et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a250a0b7def13d035e1a4ef https://doi.org/10.1038/s40494-026-02684-4

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Randomized trial develops a benchmark for evaluating multimodal reasoning in ancient texts, suggesting capabilities in digital heritage preservation.

The warring states linguistic benchmark for hierarchical multimodal reasoning in digital heritage

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The warring states linguistic benchmark for hierarchical multimodal reasoning in digital heritage

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