This course introduces diffusion models, a family of machine learning models that recently showed promise in the image generation space. Diffusion models draw inspiration from physics, specifically thermodynamics. Within the last few years, diffusion models became popular in both research and industry. Diffusion models underpin many state-of-the-art image generation models and tools on Google Cloud. This course introduces you to the theory behind diffusion models and how to train and deploy them on Vertex AI.
Introduction to Image Generation
Introduction to Image Generation
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How diffusion models work
Real use-cases for diffusion models
Unconditioned diffusion models
Advancements in diffusion models (text-to-image)
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This course introduces diffusion models, a family of machine learning models that recently showed promise in the image generation space. Diffusion models underpin many state-of-the-art image generation models and tools on Google Cloud. This course introduces you to the theory behind diffusion models and how to train and deploy them on Vertex AI.
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KK
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Reviewed on Apr 24, 2024
An easy-to-understand overview of Image Generation models focused on the Diffusion Model.
GD
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Reviewed on Aug 21, 2023
Very clean explanation on how a diffusion model works at its core, not super clear how text to image works on the other hand, you probably need the intro to LLMs for that.
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Reviewed on May 30, 2024
Very short course packed with right amount of lecture
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