Summary of Adding Conditional Control to Diffusion Models with Reinforcement Learning, by Yulai Zhao et al.
Adding Conditional Control to Diffusion Models with Reinforcement Learning
by Yulai Zhao, Masatoshi Uehara, Gabriele Scalia, Sunyuan Kung, Tommaso Biancalani, Sergey Levine, Ehsan Hajiramezanali
First submitted to arxiv on: 17 Jun 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Machine Learning (stat.ML)
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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 adding control over the characteristics of generated samples in diffusion models. The approach uses reinforcement learning (RL) to condition pre-trained diffusion models with additional controls, allowing for precise control over the output. The method, called , is based on formulating the task as an RL problem and using the KL divergence against pre-trained models as a reward function. This enables sampling from the conditional distribution with additional controls during inference. The paper demonstrates that improves sample efficiency and simplifies dataset construction compared to existing methods. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary The paper introduces a new way to control diffusion models, making them more useful in various applications. By using reinforcement learning, researchers can add specific traits or characteristics to the generated samples, giving them greater precision and flexibility. This is especially important for downstream tasks that require fine-tuning of pre-trained models. The approach is innovative and offers several advantages over existing methods, including improved sample efficiency and simplified dataset construction. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Diffusion » Fine tuning » Inference » Precision » Reinforcement learning
