arXiv:2604.14790cs.AI2026-04

让扩散模型的生成过程可进化,通过噪声插值实现语义一致的交叉繁殖。

Diffusion Crossover: Defining Evolutionary Recombination in Diffusion Models via Noise Sequence Interpolation

论文配图:Diffusion Crossover: Defining Evolutionary Recombination in Diffusion Models via Noise Sequence Interpolation
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  • 用噪声序列插值定义扩散模型的交叉操作,保持生成结构一致性。
  • 插值时间步范围可控,平衡多样性与收敛性,提升探索效率。
  • 适合需要人机协同优化视觉创意的研究者和设计师使用。

交互式进化计算(IEC)在优化主观标准(如人类偏好与美学)方面具有强大能力,但在高维生成表示中难以定义语义一致的交叉操作,常导致以突变为主的搜索。本文提出扩散交叉(Diffusion crossover),将扩散模型中的进化重组形式化为去噪扩散概率模型(DDPM)反向过程中噪声序列的分步插值。通过对选定父代图像对应的噪声序列应用球面线性插值(Slerp),生成的后代继承双亲特征并保留扩散过程的几何结构。控制插值的时间步范围可实现多样性(探索)与收敛性(利用)之间的合理权衡。基于主成分分析(PCA)和感知相似性度量(LPIPS)的实验结果表明,扩散交叉能生成视觉平滑且语义一致的父代过渡。定性的人机协同进化实验进一步验证该方法有效支持人类参与的图像探索。研究揭示:扩散模型不仅是强大生成器,更是可显式定义与控制重组的结构化进化搜索空间。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Interactive Evolutionary Computation (IEC) provides a powerful framework for optimizing subjective criteria such as human preferences and aesthetics, yet it suffers from a fundamental limitation: in high-dimensional generative representations, defining crossover in a semantically consistent manner is difficult, often leading to a mutation-dominated search. In this work, we explicitly define crossover in diffusion models. We propose Diffusion crossover, which formulates evolutionary recombination as step-wise interpolation of noise sequences in the reverse process of Denoising Diffusion Probabilistic Models (DDPMs). By applying spherical linear interpolation (Slerp) to the noise sequences associated with selected parent images, the proposed method generates offspring that inherit characteristics from both parents while preserving the geometric structure of the diffusion process. Furthermore, controlling the time-step range of interpolation enables a principled trade-off between diversity (exploration) and convergence (exploitation). Experimental results using PCA analysis and perceptual similarity metrics (LPIPS) demonstrate that Diffusion crossover produces perceptually smooth and semantically consistent transitions between parent images. Qualitative interactive evolution experiments further confirm that the proposed method effectively supports human-in-the-loop image exploration. These findings suggest a new perspective: diffusion models are not only powerful generators, but also structured evolutionary search spaces in which recombination can be explicitly defined and controlled.

扩散模型进化计算图像生成

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