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Fully Annotated Guide to "What are Diffusion Models?"
Diffusion models are the de facto standard for image generation. Lilian Weng’s “What Are Diffusion Models?” is an excellent introduction to it, but readers without a solid mathematical background may struggle. This article fills that gap with clear, step‑by‑step derivations and explanations.