arxivcs.CV2026-07-13
Rethinking Feature Reliance Evaluation with Semantically Matched Suppression
Ning Jiang, Tianyi Luo, Zhengyong Huang, Yao Sui
Understanding whether visual recognition models rely on shape, texture, or color is central to interpreting their behavior. Prior cue-conflict studies have strongly influenced the view that CNNs are texture-biased, yet such tests measure cue preference under artificial conflicts…