Summary of Conditioning Diffusion Models by Explicit Forward-backward Bridging, By Adrien Corenflos et al.
Conditioning diffusion models by explicit forward-backward bridging
by Adrien Corenflos, Zheng Zhao, Simo Särkkä, Jens Sjölund, Thomas B. Schön
First submitted to arxiv on: 22 May 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (stat.ML)
- Secondary: Machine Learning (cs.LG); Computation (stat.CO); Methodology (stat.ME)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The paper presents a novel method for performing conditional simulation given an unconditional diffusion model targeting a joint distribution. The authors express exact conditional simulation as an inference problem on an augmented space, which allows them to implement efficient samplers marginally targeting the conditional distribution. This approach does not introduce additional approximations to the unconditional model aside from Monte Carlo error. The paper demonstrates the benefits and drawbacks of this method using synthetic and real data examples. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Imagine you have a special machine that can generate pictures or text based on some input information. But what if you want it to create something specific, like a picture of a dog given a certain breed? This is known as conditional simulation. The problem is that most machines are designed to just create random things without any conditions. So, the authors came up with a way to use these machines in a new way by adding an extra layer on top that allows for conditionality. They tested this method using fake and real data and showed both its advantages and disadvantages. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Diffusion model » Inference
