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Enabling generative models to decompose visual concepts from a single image is a complex and challenging problem. In this paper, we study a new and challenging task, customized concept decomposition, wherein the objective is to leverage…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-10-02 Zhi Xu , Shaozhe Hao , Kai Han

Diffusion models have transformed image generation, yet controlling their outputs to reliably erase undesired concepts remains challenging. Existing approaches usually require task-specific training and struggle to generalize across both…

To increase the trustworthiness of deep neural networks, it is critical to improve the understanding of how they make decisions. This paper introduces a novel unsupervised concept-based model for image classification, named Learnable…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-06-04 Francesco De Santis , Philippe Bich , Gabriele Ciravegna , Pietro Barbiero , Danilo Giordano , Tania Cerquitelli

Interpretable-by-design models are gaining traction in computer vision because they provide faithful explanations for their predictions. In image classification, these models typically recover human-interpretable concepts from an image and…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-03-31 Nghia Nguyen , Tianjiao Ding , René Vidal

Concept unlearning has emerged as a promising direction for reducing the risks of harmful content generation in text-to-image diffusion models by selectively erasing undesirable concepts from a model's parameters. Existing approaches…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-03-20 Duc Hao Pham , Van Duy Truong , Duy Khanh Dinh , Tien Cuong Nguyen , Dien Hy Ngo , Tuan Anh Bui

Diffusion models have exhibited impressive prowess in the text-to-image task. Recent methods add image-level structure controls, e.g., edge and depth maps, to manipulate the generation process together with text prompts to obtain desired…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-08-23 Yibo Zhao , Liang Peng , Yang Yang , Zekai Luo , Hengjia Li , Yao Chen , Zheng Yang , Xiaofei He , Wei Zhao , qinglin lu , Boxi Wu , Wei Liu

Concept-based models can map black-box representations to human-understandable concepts, which makes the decision-making process more transparent and then allows users to understand the reason behind predictions. However, domain-specific…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-03-25 Zequn Zeng , Yudi Su , Jianqiao Sun , Tiansheng Wen , Hao Zhang , Zhengjue Wang , Bo Chen , Hongwei Liu , Jiawei Ma

Erasing harmful or proprietary concepts from powerful text to image generators is an emerging safety requirement, yet current "concept erasure" techniques either collapse image quality, rely on brittle adversarial losses, or demand…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-11-11 Abhiram Kusumba , Maitreya Patel , Kyle Min , Changhoon Kim , Chitta Baral , Yezhou Yang

Text-to-image diffusion models have achieved remarkable success in generating photorealistic images. However, the inclusion of sensitive information during pre-training poses significant risks. Machine Unlearning (MU) offers a promising…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-03-19 Yongliang Wu , Shiji Zhou , Mingzhuo Yang , Lianzhe Wang , Heng Chang , Wenbo Zhu , Xinting Hu , Xiao Zhou , Xu Yang

Custom diffusion models (CDMs) have attracted widespread attention due to their astonishing generative ability for personalized concepts. However, most existing CDMs unreasonably assume that personalized concepts are fixed and cannot change…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-10-24 Jiahua Dong , Wenqi Liang , Hongliu Li , Duzhen Zhang , Meng Cao , Henghui Ding , Salman Khan , Fahad Shahbaz Khan

The inherent ambiguity in defining visual concepts poses significant challenges for modern generative models, such as the diffusion-based Text-to-Image (T2I) models, in accurately learning concepts from a single image. Existing methods lack…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-04-22 Fernando Julio Cendra , Kai Han

We introduce Sparse Concept Anchoring, a method that biases latent space to position a targeted subset of concepts while allowing others to self-organize, using only minimal supervision (labels for <0.1% of examples per anchored concept).…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-04-28 Sandy Fraser , Patryk Wielopolski

Concept erasure in Text-To-Image (T2I) diffusion models is vital for safe content generation, but existing inference-time methods face significant limitations. Feature-correction approaches often cause uncontrolled over-correction, while…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-04-21 Qinghui Gong

Understanding how neural models represent human-interpretable concepts is challenging. Prior work has explored linear concept subspaces from diverse perspectives, such as probing and concept erasure. We introduce a unified framework to…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2026-05-05 Burin Naowarat , Hao Tang , Sharon Goldwater

Recently, autoregressive image generation models have wowed audiences with their remarkable capability in creating surprisingly realistic images. Models such as GPT-4o and LlamaGen can not only produce images that faithfully mimic renowned…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-11-25 Feng Han , Chao Gong , Zhipeng Wei , Jingjing Chen , Yu-Gang Jiang

The rapid growth of text-to-image diffusion models has raised concerns about their potential misuse in generating harmful or unauthorized contents. To address these issues, several Concept Erasure methods have been proposed. However, most…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-09-09 Kien Nguyen , Anh Tran , Cuong Pham

Diffusion models have recently surpassed GANs in image synthesis and editing, offering superior image quality and diversity. However, achieving precise control over attributes in generated images remains a challenge. Concept Sliders…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-09-26 Deepak Sridhar , Nuno Vasconcelos

The representation space of neural models for textual data emerges in an unsupervised manner during training. Understanding how those representations encode human-interpretable concepts is a fundamental problem. One prominent approach for…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-09-17 Shauli Ravfogel , Francisco Vargas , Yoav Goldberg , Ryan Cotterell

Generating multiple new concepts remains a challenging problem in the text-to-image task. Current methods often overfit when trained on a small number of samples and struggle with attribute leakage, particularly for class-similar subjects…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-04-07 Gia-Nghia Tran , Quang-Huy Che , Trong-Tai Dam Vu , Bich-Nga Pham , Vinh-Tiep Nguyen , Trung-Nghia Le , Minh-Triet Tran

Personalizing text-to-image models to generate images of specific subjects across diverse scenes and styles is a rapidly advancing field. Current approaches often face challenges in maintaining a balance between identity preservation and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-01-03 Or Patashnik , Rinon Gal , Daniil Ostashev , Sergey Tulyakov , Kfir Aberman , Daniel Cohen-Or