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latent

[layt-nt] / ˈleɪt nt /


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Rombach, 33, helped develop latent diffusion, a breakthrough that underpins many of today's AI image-generation systems.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

“If an agent is optimizing 24/7,” Ryan added, “does that remove latent cash in the system?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Unfortunately, your phone’s app is more likely to try to satisfy that latent desire than to force you to understand how complex weather modeling really is.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

Though their characters blow hot and cold, her scenes with Johnson in which their latent friendliness comes through are a pleasure to watch.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026

Since he couldn’t speak to me, he bounced me a lot and hummed to me, and touched his big, arching nose to my little, latent one.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides


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