Learning Unmasking Policies for Diffusion Language Models

arXiv — cs.LGMonday, December 15, 2025 at 5:00:00 AM
  • Recent advancements in Diffusion Language Models (dLLMs) have demonstrated their ability to match the performance of autoregressive models across various tasks while offering improved efficiency during inference. A key focus is on the sampling procedure used in masked discrete diffusion, where the selection of tokens to replace is crucial for maintaining generation quality.
  • The development of heuristic strategies, such as confidence thresholding, has shown promise in enhancing both the quality of generated tokens and throughput. However, these methods require manual tuning, which can limit their practicality in dynamic applications.
  • The exploration of new decoding strategies, such as Explore-Then-Exploit and Coherent Contextual Decoding, reflects a broader trend towards optimizing language models for better performance. These innovations aim to address existing inefficiencies and enhance coherence in generated text, highlighting the ongoing evolution in the field of artificial intelligence and natural language processing.
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