Are We Really Learning the Score Function? Reinterpreting Diffusion Models Through Wasserstein Gradient Flow Matching

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Auteurs principaux:	Vuong, An B., McCann, Michael T., Santos, Javier E., Lin, Yen Ting
Format:	Preprint
Publié:	2025
Sujets:	Machine Learning
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