Diffusion Explainer
Diffusion explainers are generative models that leverage the principles of diffusion processes to create new data samples, primarily images and other high-dimensional data, by reversing a noise-addition process. Current research focuses on improving efficiency (e.g., one-step diffusion), enhancing controllability (e.g., through classifier-free guidance and conditioning on various modalities like text and 3D priors), and addressing challenges like data replication and mode collapse. These advancements are impacting diverse fields, from image super-resolution and medical imaging to robotics, recommendation systems, and even scientific simulations, by providing powerful tools for data generation, manipulation, and analysis.
Papers
CaRDiff: Video Salient Object Ranking Chain of Thought Reasoning for Saliency Prediction with Diffusion
Yunlong Tang, Gen Zhan, Li Yang, Yiting Liao, Chenliang Xu
AnyDesign: Versatile Area Fashion Editing via Mask-Free Diffusion
Yunfang Niu, Lingxiang Wu, Dong Yi, Jie Peng, Ning Jiang, Haiying Wu, Jinqiao Wang