Summary of Plug-and-play Controllable Generation For Discrete Masked Models, by Wei Guo et al.
Plug-and-Play Controllable Generation for Discrete Masked Models
by Wei Guo, Yuchen Zhu, Molei Tao, Yongxin Chen
First submitted to arxiv on: 3 Oct 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: 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 This paper introduces a novel framework for generating discrete data that adheres to a specific posterior distribution, satisfies constraints, or optimizes reward functions. The framework enables controllable generation of masked models without requiring task-specific fine-tuning or modifications. By leveraging importance sampling, the approach bypasses the need for conditional scores and is agnostic to control criteria. It also requires no gradient information and can be applied to tasks such as posterior sampling, Bayesian inverse problems, and constrained generation. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper makes it possible to create fake data that follows specific rules or patterns. The goal is to generate samples of a discrete random variable that fits into a certain category or meets certain requirements. This allows for many different applications across various fields, such as creating class-specific images or designing proteins. Unlike existing methods, this new approach doesn’t require training models specifically for each task or making big changes. It’s a simple and efficient way to generate data while keeping control over the process. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Fine tuning
