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New SUBo-GFN method boosts generative models with submodular bounds

Researchers have developed a new method called SUBo-GFN that enhances Generative Flow Networks (GFN) by leveraging submodular upper bounds. This approach allows the model to infer potential rewards for unobserved compositional objects, leading to significantly more learning signal compared to traditional GFNs. The method has demonstrated effectiveness in matching distributions and generating high-quality candidates for graph-related submodular tasks. AI

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New SUBo-GFN method boosts generative models with submodular bounds

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  1. arXiv stat.ML TIER_1 English(EN) · Alexandre Larouche, Audrey Durand ·

    Signal from Structure: Exploiting Submodular Upper Bounds in Generative Flow Networks

    arXiv:2601.21061v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Generative Flow Networks (GFlowNets; GFNs) are a class of generative models that learn to sample compositional objects proportional to their a priori unknown value, their reward. We focus on the case where the reward has a…