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48 results for Creative divergence

Paper explores how generative models can be made more creative.

problem Limitation of generative models in diverging from original data distribution.
method Proposes a novel training objective called Bounded Adversarial Divergence (BAD) to enable creative divergence.
result Preliminary results suggest BAD can enable creative divergence in generative models.

Paper proposes a new ML framework to enhance creativity in music generation.

problem Current generative models struggle to produce music outside their training dataset.
method Develops a new ML objective to address creativity limitations.
result Proposed framework could improve generative models' creativity.

Much work has been done in understanding human creativity and defining measures to evaluate creativity. This is necessary mainly for the reason of having an objective and automatic way of quantifying creative artifacts. In this work, we propose a regression-based learning framework which takes into account quantitative…

2017-07-18abs ↗pdf ↗

Can an algorithm create original and compelling fashion designs to serve as an inspirational assistant? To help answer this question, we design and investigate different image generation models associated with different loss functions to boost creativity in fashion generation. The dimensions of our explorations include…

2018-04-03abs ↗pdf ↗

In online display advertising, selecting the most effective ad creative (ad image) for each impression is a crucial task for DSPs (Demand-Side Platforms) to fulfill their goals (click-through rate, number of conversions, revenue, and brand improvement). As widely recognized in the marketing literature, the effect of ad…

2019-08-21abs ↗pdf ↗

Theory explains creativity in diffusion models generating novel images.

problem Diffusion models generate highly original images far from training data.
method Identified locality and equivariance as inductive biases to prevent optimal score-matching.
result Analytic models predict diffusion model outputs with high accuracy.

We explore the intersection of human and machine creativity by generating sculptural objects through machine learning. This research raises questions about both the technical details of automatic art generation and the interaction between AI and people, as both artists and the audience of art. We introduce two algorith…

2019-08-20abs ↗pdf ↗

We show that world trade network datasets contain empirical evidence that the dynamics of innovation in the world economy follows indeed the concept of creative destruction, as proposed by J.A. Schumpeter more than half a century ago. National economies can be viewed as complex, evolving systems, driven by a stream of …

2011-12-13abs ↗pdf ↗

Machine learning models predict which ideas will be innovated based on subjective perspectives.

problem Predicting high-impact innovation based on subjective perspectives and interpersonal innovation opportunities.
method Quantifying subjective perspectives and their interaction based on innovator positions within a geometric space of concepts.
result Subjective perspectives predict which ideas individuals and groups will creatively attend to and successfully combine in the future.

Study copyright's impact on creative industries using AI-generated fonts.

problem Estimating supply and demand in creative industries with AI-generated content.
method Neural network embeddings, spatial regression, event-study analyses, structural model of supply and demand.
result Copyright can raise consumer welfare by encouraging product relocation.

In order to generate novel 3D shapes with machine learning, one must allow for interpolation. The typical approach for incorporating this creative process is to interpolate in a learned latent space so as to avoid the problem of generating unrealistic instances by exploiting the model's learned structure. The process o…

2019-12-08abs ↗pdf ↗

A new trading strategy using reinforcement learning for statistical arbitrage.

problem Traditional statistical arbitrage models rely on model assumptions and price deviations from a long-term mean.
method Empirical reversion time metric, reinforcement learning framework, and state space optimization.
result Optimal mean reversion strategy identified through reinforcement learning.

Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) has emerged as a powerful control technique in robotic science. In contrast to control theory, DRL is more robust in the thorough exploration of the environment. This capability of DRL generates more human-like behaviour and intelligence when applied to the robots. To explore this capa…

2019-10-16abs ↗pdf ↗

One of the defining characteristics of human creativity is the ability to make conceptual leaps, creating something surprising from typical knowledge. In comparison, deep neural networks often struggle to handle cases outside of their training data, which is especially problematic for problems with limited training dat…

2018-02-10abs ↗pdf ↗

AI enhances financial services but humans are irreplaceable for empathy, presence, and ethics.

problem AI's limitations in financial services, especially with small datasets and human judgment.
method EPOCH framework highlighting five irreplaceable human capabilities: Empathy, Presence, Opinion, Creativity, and Hope.
result Humans are essential for trust, innovation, and consumer experience in financial services.

This paper demonstrates how Dropout can be used in Generative Adversarial Networks to generate multiple different outputs to one input. This method is thought as an alternative to latent space exploration, especially if constraints in the input should be preserved, like in A-to-B translation tasks.

2019-09-10abs ↗pdf ↗

Diffusion models can memorize training data, limiting their creativity and privacy.

problem Memorization in diffusion models that reproduces training data instead of generating novel outputs.
method Dual-separation approach via statistical estimation and network approximation.
result Pruning-based method reduces memorization while maintaining generation quality.

Boost-and-Skip generates minority samples without guidance, faster and more effectively.

problem Generating minority samples in low-density regions of a data manifold.
method Boost-and-Skip approach with variance-boosted initialization and timestep skipping.
result Boost-and-Skip effectively promotes the emergence of underrepresented minority features.

New method reduces memorization in diffusion models without sacrificing image quality.

problem Diffusion models often memorize training data, especially with small datasets.
method Train models using noisy data at large noise scales to reduce memorization.
result Significant reduction in memorization without compromising image quality.

The purpose of the paper is two-fold: to introduce a multivariable creative telescoping method, and to apply it in a problem of Quantum Topology: namely the computation of the non-commutative AA-polynomial of twist knots. Our multivariable creative telescoping method allows us to compute linear recursions for sums of …

2008-02-27abs ↗pdf ↗

Shallow Art presents, implements, and tests the use of simple single-output classification and regression models for the purpose of art generation. Various machine learning algorithms are trained on collections of computer generated images, artworks from Vincent van Gogh, and artworks from Rembrandt van Rijn. These mod…

2019-10-21abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper explores deep learning in music generation, from history to current techniques.

problem Creating music automatically using deep learning.
method Analysis of historical and recent deep learning music generation systems.
result Deep learning can learn musical styles and generate music samples.

Study of kk-almost Yamabe solitons in perfect fluid spacetimes.

problem Analyzing kk-almost Yamabe solitons in perfect fluid spacetimes.
method Examined perfect fluid spacetimes and kk-almost Yamabe solitons using Einstein field equations.
result Characterized properties of kk-almost Yamabe solitons in perfect fluid spacetimes.

ICLR 2021 challenge in computational geometry and topology attracted 16 teams.

problem Designing and evaluating computational methods in differential geometry and topology.
method Designing and hosting an open-source competition with repositories Geomstats and Giotto-TDA.
result 16 teams participated in the challenge, showcasing innovative contributions to computational geometry and topology.

Forward inference techniques such as sequential Monte Carlo and particle Markov chain Monte Carlo for probabilistic programming can be implemented in any programming language by creative use of standardized operating system functionality including processes, forking, mutexes, and shared memory. Exploiting this we have …

2014-03-03abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper proves impossible for large language models to control hallucinations without sacrificing other properties.

problem Achieving truthful knowledge representation, semantic information conservation, and knowledge-constrained optimality simultaneously in large language models.
method Modeling inference as an auction of ideas, using mechanism design, proper scoring rules, and transformer architecture analysis.
result No LLM can simultaneously achieve all four essential properties without violating at least one.

Mathematical framework using Riemannian geometry for intelligence and consciousness.

problem Lack of a unified mathematical framework for intelligence and consciousness.
method Conceptualizes intelligence as tokens in a high-dimensional space, using Riemannian geometry to describe structure and dynamics.
result Integrates geometric concepts to offer a unified framework for intelligence and consciousness.

A computational model for the distribution of wealth among the members of an ideal society is presented. It is determined that a realistic distribution of wealth depends upon two mechanisms: an asymmetric flux of wealth in trading transactions that advantages the poorer of the two traders and a non-stationary creation …

2002-09-16abs ↗pdf ↗

Divergence functions play a key role as to measure the discrepancy between two points in the field of machine learning, statistics and signal processing. Well-known divergences are the Bregman divergences, the Jensen divergences and the f-divergences. In this paper, we show that the symmetric Bregman divergence can be …

2018-10-03abs ↗pdf ↗

Study explores relationship between Hölder and FDPD divergences.

problem Understanding the relationship between Hölder and FDPD divergences.
method Intersection and generalization of divergence families, proving nonnegativity, deriving inequalities.
result Established ξξ-Hölder divergence and derived inequalities.

Unified representation of density-power-based divergences simplifies estimation to M-estimation.

problem Outliers in density estimation.
method Define a norm-based Bregman density power divergence (NB-DPD) that reduces to M-estimation.
result NB-DPD connects and generalizes existing divergences, highlighting robustness properties.

This paper improves active learning by using robust divergences for committee disagreement.

problem Active learning with high measurement costs.
method Query by committee with Bregman divergence (including Kullback-Leibler divergence as a special case).
result The proposed method is more robust and performs as well as or better than conventional methods.

The paper improves semi-supervised learning using ff-divergences and αα-Rényi divergences.

problem Improving semi-supervised learning with noisy pseudo-labels.
method Inspired by ff-divergences and αα-Rényi divergences, the paper develops new empirical risk functions and regularization techniques.
result The new methods show better performance than traditional self-training methods, especially in noisy pseudo-label scenarios.

ff-divergences are a general class of divergences between probability measures which include as special cases many commonly used divergences in probability, mathematical statistics and information theory such as Kullback-Leibler divergence, chi-squared divergence, squared Hellinger distance, total variation distance e…

2013-02-02abs ↗pdf ↗

We introduce a new quasi-isometry invariant, called the divergence spectrum, to study finitely generated groups. We compare the concept of divergence spectrum with the other classical notions of divergence and we examine the divergence spectra of relatively hyperbolic groups. We show the existence of an infinite collec…

2016-11-15abs ↗pdf ↗

We study the logarithmic L(α)L^{(α)}-divergence which extrapolates the Bregman divergence and corresponds to solutions to novel optimal transport problems. We show that this logarithmic divergence is equivalent to a conformal transformation of the Bregman divergence, and, via an explicit affine immersion, is equivalent t…

2019-06-17abs ↗pdf ↗