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A 4.1.1 Describe the types of machine learning and their applications in the real world
Machine learning (ML) is a branch of artificial intelligence in which a system learns from data rather than following a fixed set of programmed rules. This page covers five approaches to machine learning,...
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A 1.3.6-7 Control Systems (HL Only)
A control system measures what is happening, compares it against a target, and acts to reduce the difference. That single loop, repeated continuously, sits behind a thermostat holding a room at 20°C and...
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Researching the SL challenges
Section B rewards answers built on your own research. This page sets out the two challenges you prepare at SL and how to research them well. It does not answer them for you.This page is for SL and HL. ...
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Diffusion models: how they work
A diffusion model starts from random noise and removes it a little at a time until an image appears. This page explains how that works, and why it is both the strength and the cost of the approach. A...
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Hybrid models (HL Only)
A hybrid model combines more than one generative approach so that the strengths of one cover the weaknesses of another. This page explains what hybrids are, the components they can draw on, and how you...
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Image generation techniques
Generative AI can create an image in more than one way: from your words, from another image or input, or from nothing but what it has learned. This page sets out the main techniques Visionary Studios...
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Syllabus Tracker
Having the big-picture perspective can help you prioritise effectively, set better goals and improve time management. This page contains practical syllabus trackers for the old and new courses for students...
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Generative adversarial networks (GANs) (HL Only)
A GAN pairs two networks that compete: one makes images, the other tries to catch them out. That contest is what pushes the images towards realism. This page explains how a GAN works and where it struggles....
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Researching the HL challenges (HL Only)
At HL you prepare two further challenges and face a longer exam question that asks you to weigh things up and reach a judgement. This page sets out those challenges and how to research them. It does not...
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Ethical and legal considerations
Using generative AI raises questions Visionary Studios cannot set aside: where the training images come from, whether the outputs are fair, and whether audiences are told AI was used. This page sets out...