Summary of Erasing Concepts From Text-to-image Diffusion Models with Few-shot Unlearning, by Masane Fuchi et al.
Erasing Concepts from Text-to-Image Diffusion Models with Few-shot Unlearning
by Masane Fuchi, Tomohiro Takagi
First submitted to arxiv on: 12 May 2024
Categories
- Main: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV)
- Secondary: 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 A novel concept-erasure method for diffusion models is proposed, leveraging few-shot unlearning with a few real images. This approach updates the text encoder to erase specific concepts, achieving faster erasure times (tens to hundreds of times) compared to current methods. The method implicitly transitions to related concepts, leading to more natural erasure. Applications and results suggest knowledge accumulation in feed-forward networks, similar to previous research. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Imagine you have a special kind of computer program that can generate pictures from text descriptions. These programs are trained on lots of data from the internet, but sometimes they might include things we don’t want them to, like copyrighted material. One way to fix this is by erasing specific concepts or ideas from the program’s memory. This paper introduces a new method for doing just that, using only a few examples of real images. It’s really fast and can be used to erase many different concepts quickly and naturally. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Diffusion » Encoder » Few shot
