Introduction to Diffusion Models for Generative AI
Chapter 1: Generative Modeling Fundamentals
Overview of Generative Models
Motivation for Diffusion Models
The Core Idea: Noise and Denoise
Probabilistic Framework Introduction
Quiz for Chapter 1
Chapter 2: The Forward Diffusion Process
Defining the Markov Chain
Gaussian Noise Schedule
Mathematical Formulation per Step
Sampling from Intermediate Steps
Properties of the Forward Process
Practice: Simulating Forward Diffusion
Quiz for Chapter 2
Chapter 3: The Reverse Diffusion Process
The Goal: Reversing the Markov Chain
Approximating the Reverse Transition
Parameterizing the Reverse Process with Neural Networks
Predicting the Noise Component
Mathematical Formulation of the Denoising Step
Quiz for Chapter 3
Chapter 4: Model Architecture and Training
The U-Net Architecture for Noise Prediction
Integrating Timestep Information
Defining the Training Objective
Simplified Training Loss Derivation
The Training Algorithm
Hands-on Practical: Setting up the U-Net
Quiz for Chapter 4
Chapter 5: Sampling and Generation Process
Generating Data from Noise
The DDPM Sampling Algorithm
Understanding Sampling Variance
Introduction to Faster Sampling: DDIM
The DDIM Sampling Algorithm
Trade-offs Between DDPM and DDIM
Practice: Implementing Sampling Loops
Quiz for Chapter 5
Chapter 6: Conditional Generation with Diffusion Models
Motivation for Conditional Generation
Classifier Guidance
Classifier-Free Guidance (CFG)
Implementing Classifier-Free Guidance
Text Conditioning Basics
Architecture Modifications for Conditioning
Hands-on Practical: Applying Guidance
Quiz for Chapter 6
Parameterizing the Reverse Process with Neural Networks
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- Denoising Diffusion Probabilistic Models, Jonathan Ho, Ajay Jain, Pieter Abbeel, 2020 Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2006.11239 - This paper introduces the specific parameterization strategy, the noise prediction network, and the fixed variance choices that are central to the section.
- Deep Unsupervised Learning using Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics, Jascha Sohl-Dickstein, Eric A. Weiss, Niru Maheswaranathan, Surya Ganguli, 2015 International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML) DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.1503.03585 - This foundational paper introduces Diffusion Probabilistic Models, defining the forward and reverse processes and the general framework of approximating the reverse transition.
- U-Net: Convolutional Networks for Biomedical Image Segmentation, Olaf Ronneberger, Philipp Fischer, Thomas Brox, 2015 Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention (MICCAI) (Springer, Cham) DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-24574-4_28 - Describes the U-Net architecture, which is widely used as the backbone for the noise prediction network in diffusion models.
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