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arxiv: 2605.19135 · v1 · pith:27Q2VQOQnew · submitted 2026-05-18 · 💻 cs.LG

Identifiable Multimodal Causal Representation Learning under Partial Latent Sharing

Manal Benhamza , Marianne Clausel , Myriam Tami This is my paper

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In multimodal causal representation learning with partial latent sharing, the causal latent variables are identifiable component-wise even without parametric assumptions and in undercomplete cases.

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The paper seeks to establish that causal latent variables can be recovered up to component-wise transformations from multimodal data where the latents are only partially shared across different modalities. This is important because it provides guarantees for recovering the true underlying mechanisms in complex data like images and text together, leading to more reliable and interpretable machine learning models. The authors assume a structure in which each modality is generated from its own subset of the causal latents using nonlinear functions, and they prove identifiability without requiring the latents to follow any specific probability distribution. Their results extend to cases where there are more observed variables than latent ones for each modality. They support the theory with a practical Wasserstein-based module that recovers the sharing structure and can be added to neural networks easily.

Core claim

Under a partially shared latent structure in which each modality is generated from a distinct subset of the causal latent variables through nonlinear mixing functions, we establish component-wise identifiability guarantees for the causal latent representation without imposing any parametric distribution on the latent variables. These guarantees also apply to the undercomplete scenario where, for each modality, the number of observed variables exceeds the number of latent variables. To implement this, we introduce a differentiable Wasserstein-based module for recovering the partially shared latent structure that integrates into various architectures with minimal modifications.

What carries the argument

The partially shared latent structure with nonlinear mixing per modality, supported by a Wasserstein-based recovery module that identifies which latents are shared.

If this is right

  • The causal latents can be recovered component-wise, enabling better interpretability of multimodal models.
  • Identifiability holds without assuming specific distributions like Gaussians on the latent variables.
  • The approach works even in undercomplete settings with more observations than latents per modality.
  • The Wasserstein module is differentiable and can be integrated into existing neural network architectures easily.

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  • This identifiability could allow for more robust causal inference when combining data from different sources like sensors and cameras.
  • If real multimodal datasets match the partial sharing assumption, the method may lead to improved performance in tasks involving distribution shifts across modalities.
  • Applying the framework to datasets with known ground-truth causal structures would test whether the theoretical guarantees translate to practice.

Load-bearing premise

The data must be generated from a partially shared latent structure where each modality derives from a distinct subset of causal latent variables via nonlinear mixing functions, as any mismatch in this structure removes the component-wise identifiability guarantee.

What would settle it

Generate synthetic data where all modalities share the exact same set of latent variables instead of partial subsets, and check if the method still recovers distinct identifiable components or if the recovery becomes ambiguous.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2605.19135 by Manal Benhamza, Marianne Clausel, Myriam Tami.

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Figure 1. Figure 1: Multimodal MRI Dataset encompassing both [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p002_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2: The variables z7 and z8 are shared by the first and second modalities, whereas z3 and z4 are modality-specific. component-wise identifiability results for the shared and modality specific latent representations under weak as￾sumptions. More specifically, we establish under hypoth￾esis on the data generating process, that we can recover from observed variables, for each modality m, the ground￾truth shared a… view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3: Th. 4.2 causal structural sparsity condition illus [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p005_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5: The framework includes (i) an autoencoder structure; [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p006_5.png] view at source ↗
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Causal representation learning (CRL) seeks to uncover meaningful latent variables and their corresponding causal structure from high-dimensional observational data. Although its significance, CRL identifiability remains a crucial property, as it ensures the recovery of the mechanisms behind the data generation process, and hence the interpretability and robustness of the representation. Proving identifiability in CRL is intrinsically difficult, and we address in this work an even more challenging setting: multimodality. We consider multimodal observed data with a latent partially shared structure. Each modality is generated, through non linear mixing functions, from a specific subset of causal latent variables. Under flexible assumptions and without imposing any parametric distribution on the latent variables, we establish component-wise identifiability guarantees for the causal latent representation. Our identifiability results, furthermore, apply to the undercomplete scenario where we have, for each modality, more observed than latent variables. To instantiate our theoretical analysis, we introduce a Wasserstein-based module to recover the partially shared latent structure. Due to its differentiability, the latter can be easily integrated into all types of architecture, only requiring minimal changes. Extensive experiments on synthetic and realistic datasets validate the superiority of our approach over SOTA methods.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript claims component-wise identifiability of causal latent variables from multimodal observations under a partially shared latent structure. Each modality is generated from a distinct subset of the causal latents via nonlinear mixing functions. Identifiability is established without parametric assumptions on the latent distributions and extends to the undercomplete regime (more observed than latent variables per modality). A differentiable Wasserstein-based module is introduced to recover the sharing pattern and can be integrated into existing architectures; experiments on synthetic and realistic data report superiority over SOTA baselines.

Significance. If the identifiability theorems hold under the stated assumptions, the work meaningfully extends causal representation learning to multimodal data with realistic partial sharing, removing the need for parametric latent distributions and handling undercomplete observations. The differentiability of the Wasserstein recovery module is a practical strength that enables broad architectural compatibility. These elements, together with the experimental validation, position the contribution as a useful advance for interpretable multimodal modeling.

major comments (1)
  1. [§4] §4, Theorem 1: the component-wise identifiability statement is derived under the exact partial-sharing data-generating process; while the proof strategy is internally consistent, the manuscript does not provide a quantitative robustness check (e.g., via controlled violation of the sharing pattern) that would indicate how sensitive the guarantee is to modest misspecification of the assumed structure.
minor comments (4)
  1. [Abstract] Abstract: 'non linear' should be written consistently as 'nonlinear'.
  2. [§5.1] §5.1: the description of the synthetic data generation should explicitly list the nonlinear mixing functions and the precise dimensions used for the undercomplete regime so that the reported identifiability metrics can be reproduced.
  3. [Figure 3] Figure 3: the color legend for the recovered versus ground-truth sharing matrices is difficult to read at the printed size; adding a small table of numerical recovery accuracies would improve clarity.
  4. [Related Work] Related work section: several recent multimodal CRL papers (e.g., on contrastive or disentanglement-based approaches) are cited only in passing; a short paragraph contrasting the partial-sharing assumption with fully shared or independent-latent baselines would help readers situate the novelty.

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We thank the referee for the positive assessment and recommendation for minor revision. We address the major comment below.

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  1. Referee: [§4] §4, Theorem 1: the component-wise identifiability statement is derived under the exact partial-sharing data-generating process; while the proof strategy is internally consistent, the manuscript does not provide a quantitative robustness check (e.g., via controlled violation of the sharing pattern) that would indicate how sensitive the guarantee is to modest misspecification of the assumed structure.

    Authors: We thank the referee for this observation. Theorem 1 derives component-wise identifiability under the exact partial-sharing data-generating process with the stated assumptions on the latent structure and nonlinear mixing. The proof is constructed specifically for this setting to obtain the guarantees without parametric latent distributions and in the undercomplete regime. While the current manuscript validates the approach on synthetic data generated exactly under the model and on realistic datasets (where the sharing pattern may deviate from the assumption), we acknowledge that a dedicated quantitative robustness check to controlled violations would be valuable. In the revised version we will add such an analysis: we will introduce modest, controlled mismatches to the sharing pattern on synthetic data and report the resulting impact on recovery performance of the differentiable Wasserstein module. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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Derivation self-contained under explicit assumptions with no reduction to inputs

full rationale

The paper derives component-wise identifiability of causal latents from stated assumptions on a partially shared latent structure, nonlinear mixing functions per modality, and no parametric latent distributions, extending to undercomplete regimes. The proof strategy and differentiable Wasserstein module for recovering the sharing pattern are introduced as practical tools to instantiate the theory, but the core guarantee is a conditional mathematical result that holds precisely when the data-generating process matches the posited structure. No steps reduce by construction to fitted parameters, self-citations, or renamed empirical patterns; the result is independent of the present paper's own outputs and remains falsifiable if the sharing assumption is violated.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

0 free parameters · 1 axioms · 1 invented entities

The central claim rests on flexible but unspecified assumptions about the data-generating process and the partial-sharing structure; the Wasserstein module is an introduced computational component rather than a new physical entity.

axioms (1)
  • domain assumption The observed modalities are generated from subsets of causal latent variables via nonlinear mixing functions under a partially shared latent structure.
    Invoked when defining the multimodal setting and stating the identifiability result in the abstract.
invented entities (1)
  • Wasserstein-based recovery module no independent evidence
    purpose: To recover the partially shared latent structure in a differentiable way that integrates into existing architectures.
    Introduced in the abstract as the practical instantiation of the theoretical analysis.

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