arXiv:2606.24963v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Fine-tuning Multimodal Large Language Models (MLLMs) on specialized tasks often leads to catastrophic forgetting of their general capabilities. Existing model merging methods to combat this are often heuristic or use sub-optimal objectives. We propose CurvatureGuided Mixing (CGM), a theoretically grounded framework that merges pre-trained and fine-tuned models. CGM formulates a joint optimization objective and uses a second-order (Hessian) approximation of the loss landscapes to analytically derive an optimal, closed-form "soft mixing" ratio. T
The rapid development and deployment of MLLMs across various applications necessitate sophisticated fine-tuning methods to maintain general capabilities while specializing in new tasks, directly addressing the catastrophic forgetting problem.
This development represents a significant advancement in fine-tuning large language models, offering a theoretically grounded approach to mitigate catastrophic forgetting, a major hurdle in deploying adaptable and robust AI.
The ability to more effectively fine-tune Multimodal Large Language Models (MLLMs) on specialized tasks without losing their broader capabilities improves the efficiency and utility of AI development and deployment.
- · AI developers
- · Cloud AI providers
- · Enterprises deploying MLLMs
- · Specialized AI applications
- · Model merging methods (heuristic)
- · Less efficient fine-tuning techniques
Improved performance and adaptability of MLLMs in diverse, specialized applications.
Accelerated development and adoption of tailored AI solutions, leading to more intelligent automation.
Potentially democratizes advanced MLLM capabilities by making them more usable and less resource-intensive to adapt, impacting various sectors.
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