What is KL divergence in VAEs?

Updated May 5, 2026

Short answer

KL divergence measures difference between learned latent distribution and normal distribution.

Deep explanation

It regularizes latent space to follow a standard normal distribution N(0,1). This ensures smooth interpolation and meaningful sampling in generative models.

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