arXiv:2604.04465cs.AIcs.LG2026-04

现有多模态模型因结构僵化,难以实现创造性认知突破。

The Topology of Multimodal Fusion: Why Current Architectures Fail at Creative Cognition

论文配图:The Topology of Multimodal Fusion: Why Current Architectures Fail at Creative Cognition
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  • 用哲学与数学结合的拓扑框架,揭示多模态融合的深层缺陷
  • 提出跨文明认知拓扑测试基准,验证模型是否具备创造转化能力
  • 适合研究具身智能、跨文化认知与生成式AI的学者参考

本文指出当前多模态人工智能架构存在一种拓扑性而非参数性的结构性缺陷。对比对齐(CLIP)、交叉注意力融合(GPT-4V/Gemini)与基于扩散的生成模型共享一种几何先验——模态可分性,称为接触拓扑。该论点基于三个支柱:哲学上重释维特根斯坦的“说/显示”之分,将其视为问题而非结论;中国技艺认识论传统以‘象’(xiàng,操作范式)回应,即说与显交融产生的第三状态,通过十字形框架(道/气 × 说/显)在双轴上执行双重‘化裁’(transform-and-cut),形成创生(chuanghua,自发事件)与制度化(huacai,可重复形式)的双层动态。认知科学层面,通过病理镜像重构DMN/ECN/SN三区协同激活,发现2D参数空间中(耦合强度 × 调控能力)的重叠同构与叠加坍塌。数学层面以纤维丛与杨-米尔斯曲率形式化上述结构,将十字形映射为纤维丛语言。提出基于神经微分方程的UOO实现与拓扑正则化,设计ANALOGY-MM基准及误差类型比率指标,并构建包含七种原型的META-TOP三阶段测试框架,用于检验跨文明拓扑同构。实验按阶段推进,设有明确终止条件,确保可证伪性。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

This paper identifies a structural limitation in current multimodal AI architectures that is topological rather than parametric. Contrastive alignment (CLIP), cross-attention fusion (GPT-4V/Gemini), and diffusion-based generation share a common geometric prior -- modal separability -- which we term contact topology. The argument rests on three pillars with philosophy as the generative center. The philosophical pillar reinterprets Wittgenstein's saying/showing distinction as a problem rather than a conclusion: where Wittgenstein chose silence, the Chinese craft epistemology tradition responded with xiang (operative schema) -- the third state emerging when saying and showing interpenetrate. A cruciform framework (dao/qi x saying/showing) positions xiang at the intersection, executing dual huacai (transformation-and-cutting) along both axes. This generates a dual-layer dynamics: chuanghua (creative transformation as spontaneous event) and huacai (its institutionalization into repeatable form). The cognitive science pillar reinterprets DMN/ECN/SN tripartite co-activation through the pathological mirror: overlap isomorphism vs. superimposition collapse in a 2D parameter space (coupling intensity x regulatory capacity). The mathematical pillar formalizes these via fiber bundles and Yang-Mills curvature, with the cruciform structure mapped to fiber bundle language. We propose UOO implementation via Neural ODEs with topological regularization, the ANALOGY-MM benchmark with error-type-ratio metric, and the META-TOP three-tier benchmark testing cross-civilizational topological isomorphism across seven archetypes. A phased experimental roadmap with explicit termination criteria ensures clean exit if falsified.

多模态融合拓扑结构创造性认知跨文明智能

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