Bridging Generative and Discriminative Models for Unified Visual Perception with Diffusion Priors

The remarkable prowess of diffusion models in image generation has spurred efforts to extend their application beyond generative tasks. However, a persistent challenge exists in lacking a unified approach to apply diffusion models to visual perception tasks with diverse semantic granularity requirements. Our purpose is to establish a unified visual perception framework, capitalizing on the potential synergies between generative and discriminative models. In this paper, we propose Vermouth, a simple yet effective framework comprising a pre-trained Stable Diffusion (SD) model …

application apply beyond challenge cs.cv diffusion diffusion models discriminative models diverse generative image image generation perception requirements semantic tasks visual