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New training criterion proposed for energy-based TTS models

Researchers have introduced a novel training criterion for energy-based text-to-speech (TTS) models, aiming to improve performance in first-order optimization schemes. This new method contrasts with existing techniques like noise contrastive estimation (NCE) and sliced score matching (SSM), which are commonly used with diffusion models. The proposed criterion focuses on learning scores that are more compatible with first-order optimization, a crucial aspect for efficient inference in these models. Experiments were conducted to compare the effectiveness of this new approach against established methods. AI

IMPACT Introduces a new method for training TTS models, potentially improving their efficiency and performance in specific optimization scenarios.

RANK_REASON Academic paper on a novel training criterion for TTS models. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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  1. arXiv cs.LG TIER_1 English(EN) · Wanli Sun, Anton Ragni ·

    Score-Based Training for Energy-Based TTS Models

    arXiv:2505.13771v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Noise contrastive estimation (NCE) is a popular method for training energy-based models (EBM) with intractable normalisation terms. The key idea of NCE is to learn by comparing unnormalised log-likelihoods of the reference…