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POEM: Interactive Prompt Optimization for Enhancing Multimodal Reasoning of Large Language Models
Jianben He, Xingbo Wang, Shiyi Liu, Guande Wu, Claudio Silva, Huamin Qu
https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.03843

POEM: Interactive Prompt Optimization for Enhancing Multimodal Reasoning of Large Language Models
Large language models (LLMs) have exhibited impressive abilities for multimodal content comprehension and reasoning with proper prompting in zero- or few-shot settings. Despite the proliferation of interactive systems developed to support prompt engineering for LLMs across various tasks, most have primarily focused on textual or visual inputs, thus neglecting the complex interplay between modalities within multimodal inputs. This oversight hinders the development of effective prompts that guide…

This week I read aloud some paragraph poems for the first breaths of summer. You’ll hear the sounds of my street and my parakeet chirping from the next room. https://salrandolph.substack.com/p/afternoon-light-caught-in-the-trees

Afternoon Light, Caught in the Trees (Audio)
Dear Friends, Some paragraphs for the first breaths of summer, read aloud for you — again with the sounds of my street and my parakeet chirping insistently from the other room. Sending love, — Sal ¶ And nowhere could she begin. Afternoon light, caught in the trees, illuminating and shading, put in motion by the wind. The way people love talking to each other, all the people you are not. For instance, a dramatic outfit on an ordinary day—what does it tell you? Or the way a smile transform…

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#Breakfast
- Classical music to start the day
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3’s award-winning classical breakfast show, with the Friday poem. Email your requests to 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk
Relisten now 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001zn24

“Moonlight,” by Peter Balakian | The New Yorker
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/06/24/moonlight-peter-balakian-poem

“Moonlight,” by Peter Balakian
Poetry by Peter Balakian: “Even now, what do I know?”

Yes, soundscapes of The vOICe sound awful, like an ugly font used to convey a beautiful poem. Then there is this magical switchover where you read the poem *through* the print, and you no longer see the ugly font because human consciousness cannot perceive both at the same time.

I've long been fond of the phrase, "the bottom falling out of the bucket" as a reference in #Zen to a kind of irreversible awakening experience. It's used in the 12th c. *Blue Cliff Record.* This story appears to be from a century later, but it's nice (from Paul Reps' *Zen Flesh, Zen Bones*):

For those who haven't noticed yet (I didn't at first), @… hides poems in the ALT text of his graphic posts. The power and beauty of the visual and the literary together bowls me over sometimes! He'll be my #FollowFriday today.
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For those who haven't noticed yet (I didn't at first), @… hides poems in the ALT text of his graphic posts. The power and beauty of the visual and the literary together bowls me over sometimes! He'll be my #FollowFriday today.
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🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#Breakfast
- Morning classical
Petroc Trelawny presents Radio 3’s award-winning classical breakfast show, featuring the Friday poem. Email your requests to 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk
Relisten now 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001zvhd