Join us this week for an in-depth discussion on Compositional Learning in the context of cutting-edge text-to-image generative models. We will explore recent breakthroughs and challenges, focusing on how these models handle compositional tasks and where improvements can be made.
This paper explores the use of Chain-of-Thought (CoT) reasoning to improve autoregressive image generation, an area not widely studied. The authors propose three techniques: scaling computation for verification, aligning preferences with Direct Preference Optimization (DPO), and integrating these methods for enhanced performance. They introduce two new reward models, PARM and PARM++, which adaptively assess and correct image generations. Their approach improves the Show-o model, achieving a +24% gain on the GenEval benchmark and surpassing Stable Diffusion 3 by +15%.
Join us this week for an in-depth discussion on Compositional Learning in the context of cutting-edge text-to-image generative models. We will explore recent breakthroughs and challenges, focusing on how these models handle compositional tasks and where improvements can be made.
This paper explores the use of Chain-of-Thought (CoT) reasoning to improve autoregressive image generation, an area not widely studied. The authors propose three techniques: scaling computation for verification, aligning preferences with Direct Preference Optimization (DPO), and integrating these methods for enhanced performance. They introduce two new reward models, PARM and PARM++, which adaptively assess and correct image generations. Their approach improves the Show-o model, achieving a +24% gain on the GenEval benchmark and surpassing Stable Diffusion 3 by +15%.
n the U.S. people generally use Bitcoin as an alternative investment, helping diversify a portfolio apart from stocks and bonds. You can also use Bitcoin to make purchases, but the number of vendors that accept the cryptocurrency is still limited. Big companies that accept Bitcoin include Overstock, AT&T and Twitch. You may also find that some small local retailers or certain websites take Bitcoin, but you’ll have to do some digging. That said, PayPal has announced that it will enable cryptocurrency as a funding source for purchases this year, financing purchases by automatically converting crypto holdings to fiat currency for users. “They have 346 million users and they’re connected to 26 million merchants,” says Spencer Montgomery, founder of Uinta Crypto Consulting. “It’s huge.”
Telegram hopes to raise $1bn with a convertible bond private placement
The super secure UAE-based Telegram messenger service, developed by Russian-born software icon Pavel Durov, is looking to raise $1bn through a bond placement to a limited number of investors from Russia, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, the Kommersant daily reported citing unnamed sources on February 18, 2021.The issue reportedly comprises exchange bonds that could be converted into equity in the messaging service that is currently 100% owned by Durov and his brother Nikolai.Kommersant reports that the price of the conversion would be at a 10% discount to a potential IPO should it happen within five years.The minimum bond placement is said to be set at $50mn, but could be lowered to $10mn. Five-year bonds could carry an annual coupon of 7-8%.
