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DDA-Thinker: Dual-Atomic Reinforcement Learning for Reasoning-Driven Image Editing

ai-technology · 2026-04-30

Researchers propose DDA-Thinker, a framework that decouples planning from generation in image editing. The system uses a Thinker module optimized via dual-atomic reinforcement learning, with cognitive-atomic and visual-atomic rewards to assess plan quality and final image fidelity. This approach aims to improve reasoning-grounded planning in complex editing tasks.

Key facts

  • DDA-Thinker is a Thinker-centric framework for reasoning-driven image editing.
  • It decouples the planning module (Thinker) from the generative model (Editor).
  • Dual-atomic reinforcement learning uses cognitive-atomic and visual-atomic rewards.
  • Cognitive-atomic reward assesses the quality of the executable plan.
  • Visual-atomic reward assesses the final image quality.
  • The framework is designed for controlled analysis of the planning module.
  • The approach targets tasks requiring complex reasoning.
  • The paper is available on arXiv with ID 2604.25477.

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  • arXiv

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