What are Variational Autoencoders (VAEs) in generative AI?

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Variational Autoencoders (VAEs) are a type of generative model used in AI to create new data samples that resemble a given dataset. VAEs work by encoding input data into a latent space, a compressed representation, and then decoding it back to the original form. This process involves learning the probability distribution of the data, allowing the model to generate new samples by sampling from this distribution. VAEs are particularly useful for tasks requiring smooth interpolation between data points, such as generating new images or filling in missing data.

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