diffusion model

American  

[dih-fyoo-zhuhn mod-l] / dɪˈfyu 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

Example Sentences

Improving the underlying diffusion model would enhance their process.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2024

The team trains each diffusion model with a different type of dataset, such as one with human video demonstrations and another gleaned from teleoperation of a robotic arm.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2024

Although AI has been in development for decades, the most popular of today's image generators use a technique called a diffusion model, which is relatively new on the AI scene.

From Scientific American • Sep. 22, 2023

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

Then, a second neural network, called a diffusion model, creates the image and generates the pixels needed for the features.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2023