Generative AI · advanced · concept 117 of 176
VAEs (Variational Autoencoders)
Generative models that learn a compressed latent space representation. Unlike GANs, VAEs can both generate AND encode data. The latent space is continuous, enabling smooth interpolation between outputs.
Key terms
Latent spaceKL divergenceEncoderDecoderReparameterization
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Videos
▶ What are Autoencoders? ↗
IBM Technology · YouTube
Guides and articles
From Autoencoder to Beta-VAE | Lil'Log ↗
Lil'Log (OpenAI researcher)