Researchers Debate Whether Autoregressive and Diffusion Models Need CFG

Researchers clash over whether autoregressive models uniquely require classifier-free guidance, with one side citing arXiv evidence and the other arguing the issue reflects a broader struggle with high-dimensional fidelity modeling.

2026-08-21 ~ 2026-08-21 · 2 related posts

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