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    Generative models· 2015

    Deep Unsupervised Learning using Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics

    Jascha Sohl-Dickstein (first author) · 2015

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    arXiv 1503.03585OpenAlex W2129069237

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    Why it matters

    Introduced forward-noising and learned reverse processes underpinning diffusion models.

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    2015 (from arXiv 1503.03585)
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    10,963 citations, as counted by Papers With Code (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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    0.580 · computed rank 168 · consensus 0.86, must-read 0.5, citations percentile 0.778 (2010s · generative-models), awards 0, existing lists 0. Method

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