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ARXIV:2603.26586 · MULTIMODAL AI · SUBMITTED 30 MAR · 21:51 UTC · FRESHNESS STALE
ARXIV:2603.26586MULTIMODAL AISUBMITTED 30 MAR · 21:51 UTCFRESHNESS STALEKun Li · Jihao Gu · Fei Wang · Zhiliang Wu · Hehe Fan · Dan Guo · arXiv
A new benchmark and training dataset for fine-grained micro-action understanding in multimodal LLMs, enabling better human behavior analysis.
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A new benchmark and training dataset for fine-grained micro-action understanding in multimodal LLMs, enabling better human behavior analysis. To tackle this issue, we present MA-Bench, a benchmark comprising 1,000 videos and a three-tier evaluation…
With the rapid development of Multimodal Large Language Models (MLLMs), their potential in Micro-Action understanding, a vital role in human emotion analysis, remains unexplored due to the absence of specialized benchmarks. To tackle this…
ScienceToStartup currently rates this 7.0/10 on the public viability pass. The results of 23 representative MLLMs reveal that there are significant challenges in capturing motion granularity and fine-grained body-part dynamics. Code availability is flagged…
Multimodal AI moved forward this cycle; last verified April 2026. Public score 7.0/10. Production flags indicate code availability.
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A new benchmark and training dataset for fine-grained micro-action understanding in multimodal LLMs, enabling better human behavior analysis.
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10.48550/arXiv.2603.26586A new benchmark and training dataset for fine-grained micro-action understanding in multimodal LLMs, enabling better human behavior analysis.
Abstract
With the rapid development of Multimodal Large Language Models (MLLMs), their potential in Micro-Action understanding, a vital role in human emotion analysis, remains unexplored due to the absence of specialized benchmarks. To tackle this issue, we present MA-Bench, a benchmark comprising 1,000 videos and a three-tier evaluation architecture that progressively examines micro-action perception, relational comprehension, and interpretive reasoning. MA-Bench contains 12,000 structured question-answer pairs, enabling systematic assessment of both recognition accuracy and action interpretation. The results of 23 representative MLLMs reveal that there are significant challenges in capturing motion granularity and fine-grained body-part dynamics. To address these challenges, we further construct MA-Bench-Train, a large-scale training corpus with 20.5K videos annotated with structured micro-action captions for fine-tuning MLLMs. The results of Qwen3-VL-8B fine-tuned on MA-Bench-Train show clear performance improvements across micro-action reasoning and explanation tasks. Our work aims to establish a foundation benchmark for advancing MLLMs in understanding subtle micro-action and human-related behaviors. Project Page: https://MA-Bench.github.io
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A new benchmark and training dataset for fine-grained micro-action understanding in multimodal LLMs, enabling better human behavior analysis. To tackle this issue, we present MA-Bench, a benchmark comprising 1,000 videos and a three-tier evaluation architecture that progressivel...
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With the rapid development of Multimodal Large Language Models (MLLMs), their potential in Micro-Action understanding, a vital role in human emotion analysis, remains unexplored due to the absence of specialized benchmarks. To tackle this issue, we present MA-Bench, a benchmark...
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ScienceToStartup currently rates this 7.0/10 on the public viability pass. The results of 23 representative MLLMs reveal that there are significant challenges in capturing motion granularity and fine-grained body-part dynamics. Code availability is flagged in the production reco...
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Multimodal AI moved forward this cycle; last verified April 2026. Public score 7.0/10. Production flags indicate code availability.
we present MA-Bench, a benchmark comprising 1,000 videos and a three-tier evaluation architecture that progressively examines micro-action perception, relational comprehension, and interpretive reasoning. MA-Bench contains 12,000 structured question-answer pairs
The abstract explicitly states the creation and composition of MA-Bench.
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a three-tier evaluation architecture that progressively examines micro-action perception, relational comprehension, and interpretive reasoning.
The abstract clearly outlines the hierarchical structure of the MA-Bench evaluation.
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The results of 23 representative MLLMs reveal that there are significant challenges in capturing motion granularity and fine-grained body-part dynamics.
The abstract summarizes the findings from testing MLLMs on the benchmark.
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To address these challenges, we further construct MA-Bench-Train, a large-scale training corpus with 20.5K videos annotated with structured micro-action captions for fine-tuning MLLMs.
The abstract describes the purpose and content of MA-Bench-Train.
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The results of Qwen3-VL-8B fine-tuned on MA-Bench-Train show clear performance improvements across micro-action reasoning and explanation tasks.
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Micro-motion tracker extracts motion descriptors (i.e., motion vectors and coordinates) for each body part.
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These videos have an average duration of 2.12 seconds, with a maximum length of 5.01 seconds.
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we present MA-Bench, a benchmark comprising 1,000 videos and a three-tier evaluation architecture that progressively examines micro-action perception, relational comprehension, and interpretive reasoning. MA-Bench contains 12,000 structured question-answer pairs
The abstract explicitly states the creation and composition of MA-Bench.
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a three-tier evaluation architecture that progressively examines micro-action perception, relational comprehension, and interpretive reasoning.
The abstract clearly outlines the three-tier evaluation structure of MA-Bench.
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To address these challenges, we further construct MA-Bench-Train, a large-scale training corpus with 20.5K videos annotated with structured micro-action captions for fine-tuning MLLMs.
The abstract explicitly states the purpose and size of MA-Bench-Train.
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The results of Qwen3-VL-8B fine-tuned on MA-Bench-Train show clear performance improvements across micro-action reasoning and explanation tasks.
The abstract reports specific performance improvements after fine-tuning a particular model on the proposed training corpus.
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The results of 23 representative MLLMs reveal that there are significant challenges in capturing motion granularity and fine-grained body-part dynamics.
The abstract summarizes the findings from evaluating existing MLLMs on MA-Bench, highlighting specific challenges.
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