Latent Diffusion Model (LDM)

What is Latent Diffusion Model (LDM)?

A technique that performs diffusion in a compressed 'latent space' rather than on pixels, making high-resolution generation computationally feasible.

Where did the term "Latent Diffusion Model (LDM)" come from?

The architecture behind Stable Diffusion (Rombach et al.).

How is "Latent Diffusion Model (LDM)" used today?

Democratized AI art generation on consumer GPUs.

Related Terms

• Diffusion Model
• Latent Space
• autoencoder