Diffusion model
The technique behind most AI image and video generators. It learns to turn random noise into a picture step by step, guided by your prompt.
“The hero image came from a diffusion model, then I cleaned it up in Photoshop.”
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In the history of AI
Part of the Extended list
Diffusion model is on the Extended list: builder jargon, industry terms, and newer slang for when you want to go further. It entered common use around 2023.