Implicit vs. Explicit Prompting Strategies for LVLMs in Referential Communication

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arXiv:2606.17372v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Two recent studies (Jones et al. (2026); Zeng et al. (2026)) reach apparently contradictory conclusions about whether LVLMs can coordinate on efficient referring expressions. We control for task differences between the studies while directly comparing their prompting styles. We replicate the finding that models can coordinate efficient referring expressions when explicitly prompted to do so, suggesting that other task differences are not responsi

Published 17 Jun 2026

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Title: Implicit vs. Explicit Prompting Strategies for LVLMs in Referential Communication

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arXiv:2606.17372v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Two recent studies (Jones et al. (2026); Zeng et al. (2026)) reach apparently contradictory conclusions about whether LVLMs can coordinate on efficient referring expressions. We control for task differences between the studies while directly comparing their prompting styles. We replicate the finding that models can coordinate efficient referring expressions when explicitly prompted to do so, suggesting that other task differences are not responsi
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