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# On Implicit Regularization in $\beta$-VAEs

@article{Kumar2020OnIR,
title={On Implicit Regularization in \$\beta\$-VAEs},
author={Abhishek Kumar and Ben Poole},
journal={arXiv: Learning},
year={2020}
}
• Published 2020
• Computer Science, Mathematics
• arXiv: Learning
While the impact of variational inference (VI) on posterior inference in a fixed generative model is well-characterized, its role in regularizing a learned generative model when used in variational autoencoders (VAEs) is poorly understood. We study the regularizing effects of variational distributions on learning in generative models from two perspectives. First, we analyze the role that the choice of variational family plays in imparting uniqueness to the learned model by restricting the set… Expand
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