Summary of Compositional Generative Modeling: a Single Model Is Not All You Need, by Yilun Du et al.
Compositional Generative Modeling: A Single Model is Not All You Need
by Yilun Du, Leslie Kaelbling
First submitted to arxiv on: 2 Feb 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV); Robotics (cs.RO)
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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 challenges the dominant approach in AI research, where large monolithic generative models are trained on massive amounts of data. Instead, the authors propose constructing large generative systems by composing smaller generative models together. They demonstrate that this compositional generative approach enables learning distributions in a more data-efficient manner, allowing for generalization to unseen parts of the data distribution during training time. Additionally, they show how this approach enables programming and construction of new generative models for tasks entirely unknown at training time. The authors also highlight the discovery of separate compositional components from data. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper changes the way we think about AI research. Instead of using huge models trained on tons of data, scientists are proposing a new way to build AI systems. They’re like Lego blocks – small pieces that can be combined in different ways to create new things. This approach is more efficient and allows for better generalization. It also enables the creation of new AI models for tasks we’ve never seen before. Most importantly, it shows us how we can find these smaller building blocks from data itself. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Generalization
