Summary of A Noise Is Worth Diffusion Guidance, by Donghoon Ahn et al.
A Noise is Worth Diffusion Guidance
by Donghoon Ahn, Jiwon Kang, Sanghyun Lee, Jaewon Min, Minjae Kim, Wooseok Jang, Hyoungwon Cho, Sayak Paul, SeonHwa Kim, Eunju Cha, Kyong Hwan Jin, Seungryong Kim
First submitted to arxiv on: 5 Dec 2024
Categories
- Main: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Machine Learning (cs.LG)
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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 approach to image generation using diffusion models, challenging the conventional wisdom that guidance methods are necessary. By exploring the initial noise of the denoising pipeline and refining it through efficient noise-space learning, the authors demonstrate that high-quality images can be generated without guidance, leading to improved inference throughput and memory. The proposed method, called NoiseRefine, leverages a single refinement step to eliminate the need for guidance methods like classifier-free guidance (CFG). This innovative approach achieves rapid convergence and strong performance with minimal data requirements, showcasing its potential for real-world applications. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Imagine you have a special machine that can create images from scratch. These machines are called diffusion models, and they’re really good at making pictures that look realistic. But right now, these machines need some help to do their best work. That help is called guidance, and it makes the process take longer and use more memory. The authors of this paper asked themselves if guidance is truly necessary. They discovered that by tweaking the way the machine starts out, they can make it create great images all on its own! This new approach is called NoiseRefine, and it’s really fast and efficient. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Diffusion » Image generation » Inference
