Abstract: A method involves receiving a perceptual representation including a plurality of feature vectors, and initializing a plurality of slot vectors represented by a neural network memory unit. Each respective slot vector is configured to represent a corresponding entity in the perceptual representation. The method also involves determining an attention matrix based on a product of the plurality of feature vectors transformed by a key function and the plurality of slot vectors transformed by a query function. Each respective value of a plurality of values along each respective dimension of the attention matrix is normalized with respect to the plurality of values. The method additionally involves determining an update matrix based on the plurality of feature vectors transformed by a value function and the attention matrix, and updating the plurality of slot vectors based on the update matrix by way of the neural network memory unit.

Abstract: Provided are machine learning models that generate geometry-free neural scene representations through efficient object-centric novel-view synthesis. In particular, one example aspect of the present disclosure provides a novel framework in which an encoder model (e.g., an encoder transformer network) processes one or more RGB images (with or without pose) to produce a fully latent scene representation that can be passed to a decoder model (e.g., a decoder transformer network). Given one or more target poses, the decoder model can synthesize images in a single forward pass. In some example implementations, because transformers are used rather than convolutional or MLP networks, the encoder can learn an attention model that extracts enough 3D information about a scene from a small set of images to render novel views with correct projections, parallax, occlusions, and even semantics, without explicit geometry.

Abstract: A method includes receiving feature vectors and, for each respective feature vector, a corresponding absolute positional encoding. The method also includes determining latent representations of entities represented by the feature vectors, and determining, for each respective latent representation, a corresponding relative positional encoding based on the corresponding absolute positional encoding of each feature vector and a corresponding position vector associated with the respective latent representation. The method additionally includes determining an attention matrix based on the feature vectors, the entity-centric latent representations, and the corresponding relative positional encoding of each latent representation.

Abstract: A method includes obtaining first feature vectors and second feature vectors representing contents of a first and second image frame, respectively, of an input video. The method may also include generating, based on the first feature vectors, first slot vectors, where each slot vector represents attributes of a corresponding entity as represented in the first image frame, and generating, based on the first slot vectors, predicted slot vectors including a corresponding predicted slot vector that represents a transition of the attributes of the corresponding entity from the first to the second image frame. The method may additionally include generating, based on the predicted slot vectors and the second feature vectors, second slot vectors including a corresponding slot vector that represents the attributes of the corresponding entity as represented in the second image frame, and determining an output based on the predicted slot vectors or the second slot vectors.

Abstract: An example method includes obtaining, by a computing system, one or more source images of a scene; obtaining, by the computing system, a query associated with a target view of the scene, wherein at least a portion of the query is parameterized in a latent pose space; and generating, by the computing system and using a machine-learned image view synthesis model, an output image of the scene associated with the target view.

Abstract: A method includes obtaining first feature vectors and second feature vectors representing contents of a first and second image frame, respectively, of an input video. The method may also include generating, based on the first feature vectors, first slot vectors, where each slot vector represents attributes of a corresponding entity as represented in the first image frame, and generating, based on the first slot vectors, predicted slot vectors including a corresponding predicted slot vector that represents a transition of the attributes of the corresponding entity from the first to the second image frame. The method may additionally include generating, based on the predicted slot vectors and the second feature vectors, second slot vectors including a corresponding slot vector that represents the attributes of the corresponding entity as represented in the second image frame, and determining an output based on the predicted slot vectors or the second slot vectors.

Abstract: A method involves receiving a perceptual representation including a plurality of feature vectors, and initializing a plurality of slot vectors represented by a neural network memory unit. Each respective slot vector is configured to represent a corresponding entity in the perceptual representation. The method also involves determining an attention matrix based on a product of the plurality of feature vectors transformed by a key function and the plurality of slot vectors transformed by a query function. Each respective value of a plurality of values along each respective dimension of the attention matrix is normalized with respect to the plurality of values. The method additionally involves determining an update matrix based on the plurality of feature vectors transformed by a value function and the attention matrix, and updating the plurality of slot vectors based on the update matrix by way of the neural network memory unit.