Accepted · 2026Journal of Intelligent Construction

Exoskeleton locomotion mode prediction in construction using GPT-4o: Zero-shot learning from vision and speech

Ehsan Ahmadi, Asif Faisal Chowdhury, Chao Wang, Mahmood Jasim

87.87% weighted F1, zero-shot GPT-4o

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Research summary

87.87% weighted F1 from GPT-4o without task-specific training.

Research record

This article compares fine-tuned and zero-shot locomotion prediction from vision and speech. Its supplied PDF records acceptance; external publisher verification remains pending.

Evaluation results, cohort definitions, limitations, and source locators are maintained in the related project. This record does not duplicate the project metrics.

Selected finding

The headline result from the related case study, with its sample and source.

Article evaluation split

Study-defined held-out sample split; oversampling follows the split. Participant-held-out evaluation is not established.

Weighted F1

Reported in source

Highest reported value: CLIP, fine-tuned, 90.05%.

Data table
Weighted F1. Article evaluation samples; sample splitting does not establish participant-held-out validation.
ConditionValue
CLIP, fine-tuned90.05%
GPT-4o, zero-shot87.87%
ImageBind, fine-tuned78.84%

Denominator: Article evaluation samples; sample splitting does not establish participant-held-out validation.

Adapted from Exoskeleton locomotion mode prediction in construction using GPT-4o: Zero-shot learning from vision and speech, Article first page; Figure 6; evaluation protocol.

Source and methodOpen approved PDF

Evaluation Scope & Methodology

Samples, denominators, uncertainty, sources and limits

Approach

Compare weighted F1 within the article evaluation; retain fine-tuned versus zero-shot conditions and the source split definition.

Results and scope belong to the related case study, Zero-shot locomotion prediction from vision and speech.

Cohorts and samples

CohortSampleDefinition
Article evaluation splitNot stated in a structured countStudy-defined held-out sample split; oversampling follows the split. Participant-held-out evaluation is not established.

Reported measures

MeasureUnitCohortDenominatorUncertaintyEvidence
Weighted F1PercentArticle evaluation splitArticle evaluation samples; sample splitting does not establish participant-held-out validationNone reportedReported in source

Limitations

  • The supplied article describes sample splitting and oversampling after the split.
  • Participant-held-out validation has not been established.
  • Offline prediction results do not certify an exoskeleton controller.
  • Publisher metadata and final reuse terms need independent verification.

Sources

  • Exoskeleton locomotion mode prediction in construction using GPT-4o: Zero-shot learning from vision and speech, Article first page; Figure 6; evaluation protocol (Supplied manuscript reviewed November 2026). Open approved PDF

Cite this record

Ehsan Ahmadi, Asif Faisal Chowdhury, Chao Wang, Mahmood Jasim. Exoskeleton locomotion mode prediction in construction using GPT-4o: Zero-shot learning from vision and speech. Journal of Intelligent Construction. Accepted, 2026. DOI 10.26599/JIC.2026.9180128.

Formatted from the supplied manuscript. Publisher metadata has not been verified, so no BibTeX is offered yet.

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