# Recurrent Diffusion for Large-Scale Parameter Generation

Source: [Recurrent Diffusion for Large-Scale Parameter Generation](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa76ef1e209131cea700e3>)

Collection index: [llms.txt](<https://www.sota2.com/research/llms.txt>)

Data updated: 2025-10-26T04:06:07.870Z

Authors: Kai Wang, Dongwen Tang, Wangbo Zhao, Konstantin Sch\\"urholt, Zhangyang Wang, Yang You

Published: 2025-01-20T16:46:26.000Z

## Abstract

Parameter generation has long struggled to match the scale of today large vision and language models, curbing its broader utility. In this paper, we introduce Recurrent Diffusion for Large Scale Parameter Generation (RPG), a novel framework that generates full neural network parameters up to hundreds of millions on a single GPU. Our approach first partitions a networks parameters into non-overlapping tokens, each corresponding to a distinct portion of the model. A recurrent mechanism then learns the inter token relationships, producing prototypes which serve as conditions for a diffusion process that ultimately synthesizes the full parameters. Across a spectrum of architectures and tasks including ResNets, ConvNeXts and ViTs on ImageNet 1K and COCO, and even LoRA based LLMs RPG achieves performance on par with fully trained networks while avoiding excessive memory overhead. Notably, it generalizes beyond its training set to generate valid parameters for previously unseen tasks, highlighting its flexibility in dynamic and open ended scenarios. By overcoming the longstanding memory and scalability barriers, RPG serves as a critical advance in AI generating AI, potentially enabling efficient weight generation at scales previously deemed infeasible.

## Recorded benchmark results

A research result applies to its stated dataset, split, metric and evaluation configuration. Compare like-for-like settings, preserve the metric's unit and direction, and distinguish paper-reported results from independent reproduction. The best result recorded here is not a claim of exhaustive, current global coverage.

## Original sources and implementation

[Original paper](<https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.11587>)

[PDF](<https://arxiv.org/pdf/2501.11587.pdf>)
