# ProGAN Projects at AI Tinkerers

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ProGAN stabilizes high-resolution image synthesis by incrementally growing generator and discriminator layers during training.

Developed by NVIDIA researchers in 2017, Progressive Growing of GANs (ProGAN) solves the instability of high-dimensional generative modeling. The architecture starts by training on 4x4 pixel images, then doubles resolution in stages until reaching 1024x1024. This phased approach (using pixel-wise normalization and a minimax loss function) prevents the generator from collapsing during early training. By focusing on coarse features before fine textures, ProGAN produces photorealistic faces with unprecedented clarity and reduced training time on hardware like the Tesla V100.

- Official technology site: https://arxiv.org/abs/1710.10196
- Public AI Tinkerers demos and talks: 1
- Result page: 1 of 1

## Recent Public Talks and Demos

### [How and why we use AI for creating serialized apparel](https://portland.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_UfkXRFqKpd8)

Spot Vision uses machine learning to encode a digital record into graphic designs by introducing slight variations to the designs. These variations allows us to serialize the millions of items so that each is slightly different but still fitting a shared design intent. Designs can be read or authenticated by visually scanning. We will be demonstrating examples of serialized apparel covering a broad artistic range and talk about how AI drives optimization of encoding schemes and robust decoding from curved, obscured, and wrinkled surfaces.

- Event context: AI Tinkerers Portland Inaugural Meetup - July — 2024-07-24 — Portland
- Public talk page: https://portland.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_UfkXRFqKpd8

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