Apr 20
DepCap: Adaptive Block-Wise Parallel Decoding for Efficient Diffusion LM Inference
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The paper introduces DepCap, a training-free framework designed to improve the efficiency of Diffusion Language Model (DLM) inference. It uses adaptive block-wise parallel decoding to balance generation quality and speed by optimizing block boundaries and token-level conflict signals.
Why it matters
Optimizing parallel decoding efficiency addresses the critical latency bottleneck currently hindering the commercial viability of diffusion-based language models.
Tags
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