Multimodal text prediction is a type of natural language processing that involves predicting the next word or sequence of words in a sentence, given multiple modalities or types of input. In traditional text prediction, the prediction is based solely on the context of the sentence, such as the words that precede the target word. In multimodal text prediction, additional modalities, such as images, audio, or user behavior, are also used to inform the prediction.

For example, in a multimodal text prediction system for captioning images, the system may use both the content of the image and the words that have been typed so far to generate the next word in the caption. The image may provide additional context or information about the content of the caption, while the typed words may provide information about the style or tone of the caption.

Multimodal text prediction can be achieved using a variety of techniques, including deep learning models and statistical models. These models can be trained on large datasets of text and multimodal inputs to learn the relationships between the different types of data and improve the accuracy of the predictions.

Multimodal text prediction has many applications, including chatbots, virtual assistants, and predictive text input for mobile devices. By incorporating additional modalities into the prediction process, multimodal text prediction systems can provide more accurate and useful predictions, improving the overall user experience.