The Sequence Opinion - Issue 939: Beyond the Next Token
TheSequence 2 weeks ago 9
The Sequence Opinion explains how text diffusion changes language generation compared with ordinary autoregressive next-token writing. It frames the discussion in Issue 939 and contrasts autoregression’s append-only constraint with diffusion’s iterative denoising from corrupted sequences. As a result, answers can be generated faster with more flexible editing, but the model must make parallel token decisions that agree without losing the speed gains.