Short CourseIntermediate 36 Minutes

How Diffusion Models Work

Instructor: Sharon Zhou

  • Intermediate
  • 36 Minutes
  • 8 Video Lessons
  • 5 Code Examples
  • Instructor: Sharon Zhou

    What you'll learn

    • Understand diffusion models in use today.

    • Build your own diffusion model, and learn to train it.

    • Implement algorithms to speed up sampling 10x.

    About this course

    In How Diffusion Models Work, you will gain a deep familiarity with the diffusion process and the models which carry it out. More than simply pulling in a pre-built model or using an API, this course will teach you to build a diffusion model from scratch.

    In this course you will:

    • Explore the cutting-edge world of diffusion-based generative AI and create your own diffusion model from scratch.
    • Gain deep familiarity with the diffusion process and the models driving it, going beyond pre-built models and APIs.
    • Acquire practical coding skills by working through labs on sampling, training diffusion models, building neural networks for noise prediction, and adding context for personalized image generation.

    At the end of the course, you will have a model that can serve as a starting point for your own exploration of diffusion models for your applications.

    This one-hour course, taught by Sharon Zhou will expand your generative AI capabilities to include building, training, and optimizing diffusion models.

    Hands-on examples make the concepts easy to understand and build upon. Built-in Jupyter notebooks allow you to seamlessly experiment with the code and labs presented in the course. 

    Who should join?

    How Diffusion Models Work is an intermediate-level course. Knowledge of Python, Tensorflow, or Pytorch will help you get the most out of this course.

    Course Outline

    8 Lessons・5 Code Examples
    • Introduction

      Video2 mins

    • Intuition

      Video4 mins

    • Sampling

      Video with code examples7 mins

    • Neural Network

      Video with code examples3 mins

    • Training

      Video with code examples6 mins

    • Controlling

      Video with code examples5 mins

    • Speeding Up

      Video with code examples4 mins

    • Summary

      Video1 mins

    Instructor

    Sharon Zhou

    Sharon Zhou

    Co-Founder and CEO of Lamini

    Course access is free for a limited time during the DeepLearning.AI learning platform beta!

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