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SwiftExplorer plugin enhances diffusion model alignment without training

Researchers have introduced SwiftExplorer, a novel plugin designed to enhance the alignment of diffusion models without requiring extensive training. This method addresses issues of reduced generation diversity and computational inefficiency often seen in existing training-free alignment techniques. SwiftExplorer employs an Inheritance-Restart mechanism to maintain diversity and an Inheritance-Restart exploration mechanism to prevent early convergence, thereby increasing the likelihood of finding high-reward generation trajectories. Additionally, its Quality-Efficiency arbitration mechanism prunes redundant signals and dynamically stops generation to optimize compute usage while ensuring completeness and marginal reward gain. Experiments demonstrate SwiftExplorer's superior performance across various metrics, including preference, fidelity, diversity, and richness. AI

IMPACT This method could significantly reduce the computational cost and complexity of aligning diffusion models for specific tasks.

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SwiftExplorer plugin enhances diffusion model alignment without training

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Renye Yan, Jikang Cheng, You Wu, Bojin Huang, Wei Peng, Zongwei Wang, Ling Liang, Yimao Cai ·

    SwiftExplorer: Training-free Diffusion Model Alignment with Swift Diversity Exploration

    arXiv:2609.06651v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Diffusion models have general generative abilities but struggle to align with specific objectives. Fine-tuning can improve alignment, yet its training cost is often prohibitive. This led to training-free methods that apply objecti…