The task is the unit of meaning
Imagine a person looking at a diagram while reading an explanation. The useful information is not simply the diagram plus its description. It also includes which part of the diagram the text discusses, what was established earlier, and what the person needs to decide next.
This is a conceptual example, not a report of a Nymoru experiment. It illustrates why multimodal research should examine relationships between inputs rather than counting supported formats.
Alignment is a research question
A model can receive two sources and still connect them incorrectly. A caption may describe one moment while an image shows another. Labels may contradict a written explanation. Evaluations need to test whether a model notices these conflicts.
A useful task design includes both aligned and deliberately mismatched inputs. The evaluator can then ask whether the model uses the relevant evidence or defaults to the most fluent interpretation.
Keep the answer traceable
An answer should make it possible to revisit the information on which it depends. For a visual task, that may mean a clearly identified region. For video, a specific moment. For code, the relevant function and a reproducible check.
Our research direction treats that connection between a conclusion and its source as a central part of usefulness.
Editorial perspective. This article presents a research direction, not experimental findings.