🧠What is a diffusion model?

Knowledge Series #47: The essential things you need to know about these powerful genAI models

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Hi product people 👋,

We recently noted in the weekly briefing that Titanic and Terminator director James Cameron would be joining the board of directors of Stability AI - one of the world’s leading providers of generative AI thanks to its model, Stable Diffusion.

But what exactly is a “diffusion model”? 

The technology underpinning diffusion models is pretty complex but in this Knowledge Series we’ll unpack the essentials worth knowing about this generative AI technique. We’ll explore the various technologies involved in producing genAI images and we’ll look at diffusion models in practice with real world product examples from Microsoft, Adobe and others.

If you’re keen to keep up to date with the latest AI innovation and want a simple explanation of the important bits worth knowing about diffusion models this guide should hopefully help. 

Coming up:

1. What is a diffusion model and why are they important?

2. How diffusion models work; the basics explained

3. Models in practice: how product teams from Amazon, Microsoft and others are using diffusion models

4. Key terminology worth knowing

5. Tools and research papers for further reading

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The Knowledge Series

What is a diffusion model and why are they important?