RMLer: Synthesizing Novel Objects across Diverse Categories via Reinforcement Mixing Learning
On the map: Deep reinforcement learning methods → RL with diffusion and flow models
Abstract (arXiv)
Novel object synthesis by integrating distinct textual concepts from diverse categories remains a significant challenge in Text-to-Image (T2I) generation. Existing methods often suffer from insufficient concept mixing, lack of rigorous evaluation, and suboptimal outputs-manifesting as conceptual imbalance, superficial combinations, or mere juxtapositions. To address these limitations, we propose Reinforcement Mixing Learning (RMLer), a framework that formulates cross-category concept fusion as a reinforcement learning problem: mixed features serve as states, mixing strategies as actions, and visual outcomes as rewards. Specifically, we design an MLP-policy network to predict dynamic coefficients for blending cross-category text embeddings. We further introduce visual rewards based on (1) semantic similarity and (2) compositional balance between the fused object and its constituent concepts, optimizing the policy via proximal policy optimization. At inference, a selection strategy leverages these rewards to curate the highest-quality fused objects. Extensive experiments demonstrate RMLer's superiority in synthesizing coherent, high-fidelity objects from diverse categories, outperforming existing methods. Our work provides a robust framework for generating novel visual concepts, with promising applications in film, gaming, and design.
Key facts. Cited by 1 paper in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026). Placed in RL with diffusion and flow models, one of 15 directions in Deep reinforcement learning methods. Builds on 21 of its 38 references that are in the map. First posted on arXiv 22 Dec 2025.
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