Our MIT class “6.S184: Introduction to Flow Matching and Diffusion Models” is now available on YouTube!
We teach state-of-the-art generative AI algorithms for images, videos, proteins, etc. together with the mathematical tools to understand them.
Flow and diffusion models are mathematically demanding subjects - which is why many lectures restrict themselves to teaching high level intuition. Here, we give a mathematically rigorous and self-contained introduction yet aimed at beginners in AI. We hope you will like it!
By the way, I was trying to go through the MIT Optics [1] course, but the audio/video quality is ... terrible. Could somebody fix that? (Maybe with diffusion models? ;)
I can put this course on our radar to put up (as part of the work soul.mit.edu does).
One difficulty is that it's not usually taught in a room with an automatic video recording setup, so it's not that easy, in terms of logistics, to get the course recorded. But I'll see what we can do next fall (it's taught in the fall).
> Flow and diffusion models are mathematically demanding subjects - which is why many lectures restrict themselves to teaching high level intuition.
I appreciate this - I hope norms develop to clearly identify whether learning materials / courses are about intuition or deeper applications that don't shy away from full prerequisites. They both have their place, but can be hard to find the latter amidst the sea of introductory materials that merely give intuition.
Awasemoness! Since my undergrad days (it was a long time ago), I’ve found myself turning to MIT classes to help me grasp some challenging subjects. It's been such a great resource!
We teach state-of-the-art generative AI algorithms for images, videos, proteins, etc. together with the mathematical tools to understand them.
Flow and diffusion models are mathematically demanding subjects - which is why many lectures restrict themselves to teaching high level intuition. Here, we give a mathematically rigorous and self-contained introduction yet aimed at beginners in AI. We hope you will like it!
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