Lesson 3 • 2 min

What's Next?

Future directions and your journey

You now understand diffusion models deeply! Here's where the field is heading, and how you can continue learning.

Future research directions

1. FEWER STEPS
   Current: 8 steps
   Future: 1-4 steps with flow matching

2. SMALLER MODELS
   Current: 6B parameters
   Future: Mixture of Experts (activate only part)

3. ON-DEVICE
   Current: Needs GPU
   Future: Mobile-optimized architectures

4. VIDEO
   Current: Single images
   Future: Consistent video generation

5. 3D
   Current: 2D images
   Future: Native 3D object generation

Your mental model is now solid. You can read ML papers about diffusion, understand architecture discussions, and appreciate engineering tradeoffs. The concepts will click.

Test your knowledge with a final quiz

Quick Win

Congratulations! You've completed the course. You now understand diffusion models from first principles to implementation details.

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