diffusion model

American  

[dih-fyoo-zhuhn mod-l] / dɪˈfju ʒən ˌmɒd l /

noun

Computers.

1. a type of machine learning algorithm trained by having the algorithm add noise to images and then remove it from them: used especially for generating pictures from text prompts or for repairing, transforming, or expanding existing images.

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Etymology

Origin of diffusion model

First recorded in 1995–2000

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diffusion model

At the core of the new system is an advanced generative model known as a diffusion model.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2025

They represent each policy using a type of generative AI model known as a diffusion model.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 3, 2024

In a recent preprint study, Sarkar and his colleagues in Madrid and Edinburgh conducted a similar experiment with a type of AI image generator called a diffusion model.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 28, 2023

In the recent study, the researchers used Stable Diffusion, a so-called diffusion model from London-based start-up Stability AI.

From Scientific American ● Mar. 17, 2023

The diffusion model is trained on a series of images in which noise — imperfection — is gradually added to a photograph until it becomes a sea of random pixels.

From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2023

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