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New ODE-based method advances conditional distribution learning

Researchers have introduced Conditional Föllmer Flow, a novel deep generative method based on ordinary differential equations (ODEs) for learning conditional distributions. This method starts with a standard Gaussian distribution and approximates the target conditional distribution effectively. The approach discretizes the flow using Euler's method, with a deep neural network estimating the velocity field. The paper also provides a theoretical convergence analysis for the Wasserstein-2 distance, offering the first comprehensive end-to-end error analysis for this type of conditional distribution learning. Numerical experiments demonstrate its superior performance compared to existing methods across various scenarios, including image data. AI

IMPACT This method offers a new approach to learning conditional distributions, potentially improving generative models and density estimation tasks.

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  1. arXiv cs.LG TIER_1 English(EN) · Jinyuan Chang, Zhao Ding, Yuling Jiao, Ruoxuan Li, Jerry Zhijian Yang ·

    Deep conditional distribution learning via conditional F\"ollmer flow

    arXiv:2402.01460v4 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: We introduce an ordinary differential equation (ODE) based deep generative method for learning conditional distributions, named Conditional F\"ollmer Flow. Starting from a standard Gaussian distribution, the proposed flow …