Mitigating data replication in text-to-audio generative diffusion models through anti-memorization guidance

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Autores principales: Messina, Francisco, Ronchini, Francesca, Comanducci, Luca, Bestagini, Paolo, Antonacci, Fabio
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author Messina, Francisco
Ronchini, Francesca
Comanducci, Luca
Bestagini, Paolo
Antonacci, Fabio
author_facet Messina, Francisco
Ronchini, Francesca
Comanducci, Luca
Bestagini, Paolo
Antonacci, Fabio
contents A persistent challenge in generative audio models is data replication, where the model unintentionally generates parts of its training data during inference. In this work, we address this issue in text-to-audio diffusion models by exploring the use of anti-memorization strategies. We adopt Anti-Memorization Guidance (AMG), a technique that modifies the sampling process of pre-trained diffusion models to discourage memorization. Our study explores three types of guidance within AMG, each designed to reduce replication while preserving generation quality. We use Stable Audio Open as our backbone, leveraging its fully open-source architecture and training dataset. Our comprehensive experimental analysis suggests that AMG significantly mitigates memorization in diffusion-based text-to-audio generation without compromising audio fidelity or semantic alignment.
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spellingShingle Mitigating data replication in text-to-audio generative diffusion models through anti-memorization guidance
Messina, Francisco
Ronchini, Francesca
Comanducci, Luca
Bestagini, Paolo
Antonacci, Fabio
Audio and Speech Processing
Machine Learning
Sound
Signal Processing
A persistent challenge in generative audio models is data replication, where the model unintentionally generates parts of its training data during inference. In this work, we address this issue in text-to-audio diffusion models by exploring the use of anti-memorization strategies. We adopt Anti-Memorization Guidance (AMG), a technique that modifies the sampling process of pre-trained diffusion models to discourage memorization. Our study explores three types of guidance within AMG, each designed to reduce replication while preserving generation quality. We use Stable Audio Open as our backbone, leveraging its fully open-source architecture and training dataset. Our comprehensive experimental analysis suggests that AMG significantly mitigates memorization in diffusion-based text-to-audio generation without compromising audio fidelity or semantic alignment.
title Mitigating data replication in text-to-audio generative diffusion models through anti-memorization guidance
topic Audio and Speech Processing
Machine Learning
Sound
Signal Processing
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.14934