MRE-MI: A Multi-image Dataset for Multimodal Relation Extraction in Social Media Posts (2025.findings-naacl)
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| Challenge: | Existing approaches to Multimodal Relation Extraction focus on single image scenarios . current approaches focus on text paired with a single image, ignoring valuable insights provided by remaining images. |
| Approach: | They propose a human-annotated dataset that includes multi-image and single-image instances for relation extraction. |
| Outcome: | The proposed model significantly improves relation extraction in multi-image scenarios. |
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