2022

Diffusion Models: A Comprehensive Survey of Methods and Applications

Yang, Ling, Zhang, Zhilong, Song, Yang et al.

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Diffusion models have emerged as a powerful new family of deep generative models with record-breaking performance in many applications, including image synthesis, video generation, and molecule design.

  • In this survey, we provide an overview of the rapidly expanding body of work on diffusion models, categorizing the research into three key areas: efficient sampling, improved likelihood estimation, and handling data with special structures.
  • We also discuss the potential for combining diffusion models with other generative models for enhanced results.
  • We further review the wide-ranging applications of diffusion models in fields spanning from computer vision, natural language generation, temporal data modeling, to interdisciplinary applications in other scientific disciplines.

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