# AI Research

**URL:** https://forum.livepeer.org/c/ai-research/19.md

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## [About the AI Research category](https://forum.livepeer.org/t/about-the-ai-research-category/2757)

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**Author:** [@dob](https://forum.livepeer.org/u/dob)\
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**Last updated:** [February 9, 2025, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.livepeer.org/t/about-the-ai-research-category/2757 "2025-02-09T18:09:09Z")

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This category is dedicated to discussions around AI research conducted by the Livepeer Core contributor group and the broader community. It serves as a hub where the Livepeer research team shares regular updates, and res…

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## [New Marigold Model Drop](https://forum.livepeer.org/t/new-marigold-model-drop/2889)

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**Author:** [@ericxtang](https://forum.livepeer.org/u/ericxtang)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2025, 10:40pm UTC](https://forum.livepeer.org/t/new-marigold-model-drop/2889 "2025-05-15T22:40:28Z")

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The new Marigold model just dropped. It’s capable of high quality depth estimation amongst other things, and runs faster than DepthAnything. Worth a look! \[2505.09358\] Marigold: Affordable Adaptation of Diffusion-Based…

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## [ComfyStream SD1.5 Workflow Performance Tuning](https://forum.livepeer.org/t/comfystream-sd1-5-workflow-performance-tuning/2756)

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**Author:** [@ericxtang](https://forum.livepeer.org/u/ericxtang)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2025, 5:03am UTC](https://forum.livepeer.org/t/comfystream-sd1-5-workflow-performance-tuning/2756 "2025-05-11T05:03:56Z")

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I spent a little time playing around with the configs and looking at the performance metrics on Runpod. A few findings: Runpod is CPU bottlenecked. The main ComfyStream thread is running at 1300%. This significantly …

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## [Proposal: Optimizing Livepeer’s Micropayment System for AI Inference with Persistent Tickets](https://forum.livepeer.org/t/proposal-optimizing-livepeer-s-micropayment-system-for-ai-inference-with-persistent-tickets/2843)

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**Author:** [@Wiser](https://forum.livepeer.org/u/Wiser)\
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**Last updated:** [April 7, 2025, 7:39pm UTC](https://forum.livepeer.org/t/proposal-optimizing-livepeer-s-micropayment-system-for-ai-inference-with-persistent-tickets/2843 "2025-04-07T19:39:11Z")

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Livepeer’s probabilistic micropayment system has been a game-changer for decentralized transcoding, enabling a scalable and cost-effective way to pay orchestrators for their work. However, as Livepeer expands into AI in…

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## [ComfyStream / Real Time AI Demo Rig Spec](https://forum.livepeer.org/t/comfystream-real-time-ai-demo-rig-spec/2754)

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**Author:** [@ericxtang](https://forum.livepeer.org/u/ericxtang)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2025, 10:21am UTC](https://forum.livepeer.org/t/comfystream-real-time-ai-demo-rig-spec/2754 "2025-02-14T10:21:54Z")

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I built a demo rig, and getting pretty good performance out of it (currently at 25fps, but pretty sure it can be improved to over 30fps with a little software optimization). Sharing the spec here for prosperity. CASE: …

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## [Video DepthAnyhing and Temporal Consistency](https://forum.livepeer.org/t/video-depthanyhing-and-temporal-consistency/2760)

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**Author:** [@ericxtang](https://forum.livepeer.org/u/ericxtang)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2025, 11:29pm UTC](https://forum.livepeer.org/t/video-depthanyhing-and-temporal-consistency/2760 "2025-02-10T23:29:34Z")

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ByteDance dropped a video DepthAnything model last week. The paper mentions temporal consistency issues with DepthAnything 2, and improves on it with “an efficient spatial-temporal head”. This raises the question - is t…