S Jivaganesh

Seeing Sound, Hearing Sight: Uncovering Modality Bias and Conflict of AI models in Sound Localization

Imagine hearing a dog bark and instinctively turning toward the sound—only to find a parked car, while a silent dog sits nearby. Such moments of sensory conflict challenge perception, yet humans flexibly resolve these discrepancies, prioritizing auditory cues over misleading visuals to accurately lo…