Neon: Negative Extrapolation From Self-Training Improves Image Generation
ICLROral2026
TL;DR
Instead of simply fine-tuning a generative model on its own synthetic outputs, briefly fine-tune it to find the direction of model collapse, then apply the reverse of that update to the original model for a major performance boost.
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Topics
generative model image generation fine-tuning