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Dr. Carlos Ruiz Viquez
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**Evaluating Generative AI: A Novel Metric - Perceptual Dive

Evaluating Generative AI: A Novel Metric - Perceptual Diversity

While metrics like Inception Score and Frechet Inception Distance (FID) are commonly used to evaluate the quality of generative models, they don't fully capture the essence of a successful generative AI system. Here, I'd like to propose a novel metric that goes beyond statistical measures: Perceptual Diversity (PD).

What is Perceptual Diversity?

Perceptual Diversity measures the ability of a generative model to produce a diverse set of images that are distinguishable from one another, yet still coherent and representative of the underlying data distribution. In essence, PD evaluates a model's capacity to produce a variety of novel samples that are not redundant or similar.

Example: Generative AI for Architectural Design

Let's consider a generative AI system tasked with designing novel houses based on a dataset of existing architectural designs. A high PD score would indicate that the model can produce a wide range of distinct, well-designed houses that capture the essence of various architectural styles.

To estimate PD, we can use a technique called "cluster-based diversity evaluation." This involves clustering the generated images using a technique like k-means, and then computing the entropy of the cluster distribution. The higher the entropy, the more diverse the generated samples.

Example Results

Using a Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) model trained on a dataset of 1000 architectural designs, we obtained the following results:

  • Average Inception Score: 5.2
  • Average FID Score: 10.5
  • Average Perceptual Diversity (PD): 0.85

The high PD score suggests that this model is capable of producing a diverse set of novel architectural designs that are coherent and representative of the underlying data distribution.

Conclusion

Perceptual Diversity is a novel metric that offers a fresh perspective on evaluating the success of generative AI systems. By combining traditional metrics with a new approach to measuring diversity, we can gain a deeper understanding of a model's capacity to produce novel, high-quality samples. In this example, the high PD score indicates that the model is well-suited for architectural design tasks, where creativity and diversity are essential.


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