Explore the revolutionary world of deep generative models and visual synthesis in this guest lecture by Professor Björn Ommer. Delve into an overview of generative models, with a focus on denoising diffusion probabilistic models and their role in visual synthesis. Learn about the groundbreaking Stable Diffusion approach, which significantly improves the efficiency of diffusion models, allowing for the summarization of billions of training samples in compact representations. Discover how these advancements enable visual synthesis on consumer GPUs and gain insights into current extensions and future developments in the field. Examine the potential applications and limitations of these cutting-edge technologies in various domains, including digital humanities and life sciences.