Does the Question Really Matter? Training-Free Data Selection for Vision-Language SFT

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Learn to select effective training data for vision-language models without relying on proxy models, and understand how question quality impacts multimodal learning

advanced Published 11 Jun 2026
Action Steps
  1. Analyze your dataset to identify samples that require genuine cross-modal reasoning
  2. Apply training-free data selection methods to filter out samples that can be solved via linguistic patterns or common-sense shortcuts
  3. Evaluate the effectiveness of your data selection method using metrics such as accuracy and efficiency
  4. Compare the performance of your model with and without the selected data to measure the impact of data quality
  5. Refine your data selection method based on the results and iterate to improve model performance
Who Needs to Know This

Researchers and engineers working on vision-language models can benefit from this technique to improve model performance and efficiency

Key Insight

💡 High-quality questions are crucial for effective multimodal learning, and training-free data selection can help identify the most valuable samples

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Key Takeaways

Learn to select effective training data for vision-language models without relying on proxy models, and understand how question quality impacts multimodal learning

Full Article

Title: Does the Question Really Matter? Training-Free Data Selection for Vision-Language SFT

Abstract:
arXiv:2603.09715v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Visual instruction tuning is crucial for improving vision-language large models (VLLMs). However, many samples can be solved via linguistic patterns or common-sense shortcuts, without genuine cross-modal reasoning, limiting the effectiveness of multimodal learning. Prior data selection methods often rely on costly proxy model training and focus on difficulty or diversity, failing to capture a sample's true contribution to vision-language joint
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