Generative Models

Pack only what the decoder needs

A journey through autoencoders with Botie.

Generative Models · A journey with Botie

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What Must We Keep If We Need to Rebuild the Input?

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Imagine describing an image with a much shorter list of numbers, then asking someone to reconstruct it from that list alone. If the description is too short to copy every pixel, it must preserve some of the structure that makes the image recognisable.

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