308 - How Image Diffusion Models Work - the 20 minute explainer

About this episode

This episode explains how image diffusion models work and their connection to text models.

You already know how LLMs work from our popular 20-minute explainer. Now we take it to images. What does Michelangelo have to do with stable diffusion? More than you'd think. Walk away knowing how image generation actually works — and what it has in common with the text models you already understand. Full shownotes at https://fragmentedpodcast.com/episodes/308/

People in this episode

Hosts: Kaushik Gopal, Iury Souza

Topics covered

• image diffusion models
• image generation
• stable diffusion
• AI
• technology

Keywords

• image diffusion
• AI
• image generation
• stable diffusion
• 20-minute explainer

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: stable diffusion

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