small language models

small-language-models

Small Language Models (SLMs) are compact AI systems designed to perform natural language processing tasks efficiently. Unlike their larger counterparts, which can have tens of billions of parameters, SLMs typically range from a few million to a few billion parameters. This smaller size allows them to run on standard hardware, including mobile devices and edge computing environments, making them more accessible and cost-effective. SLMs are particularly advantageous for specialized applications, often outperforming larger models in niche areas due to their tailored training. As AI continues to evolve, SLMs represent a significant shift towards efficiency and practicality in language processing.

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If you are not a Medium member, you can read this article here . Large language models have become very popular recently due to the amazing capabilities shown by these models. Their applicability to a...

Why Small Language Models Make Business Sense

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Image generated by Gemini AI Small Language Models are changing the way businesses implement AI by providing solutions that operate efficiently using standard hardware. Despite the attention given to ...

Your Company Needs Small Language Models

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Image generated by Stable Diffusion When specialized models outperform general-purpose models “Bigger is always better” — this principle is deeply rooted in the AI world. Every month, larger models ar...

Small Language Models (SLMs): A Practical Guide to Architecture and Deployment

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SLM visual showcase with points. (Image Generated By OpenAI) I. Introduction Small Language Models (SLMs) are reshaping how we think about AI efficiency. Unlike their massive counterparts — think GPT-...

It is raining Language Models! All about the new Small Language Models — Phi-2

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It is raining Language Models! All about the new Small Language Model— Phi-2 The Dawn of Small Language Models: Introducing Phi-2 that outperformed Llama-2(70B), which is 25 times its size! Image by ...

Small Language Models (SLMs) in Enterprise: A Focused Approach to AI

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One size does not fit all. Large language models (LLMs) like GPT-4 have certainly grabbed headlines with their broad knowledge and versatility. Yet, there’s a growing sense that sometimes, bigger isn...

Some Technical Notes About Phi-3: Microsoft’s Marquee Small Language Model

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Not-So-Large Language Models: Good Data Overthrows the Goliath

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(Image generated by DALL·E) How to make a million-sized language model that tops a billion-size one In this article, we will see how Language Models (LM) can focus on better data and training strategi...

Small But Mighty — The Rise of Small Language Models

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Our world has been strongly impacted by the launch of Large Language Models (LLMs). They exploded onto the scene, with GPT-3.5 amassing a million users in a single app in just five days — a testament ...

Large Language Models: DistilBERT — Smaller, Faster, Cheaper and Lighter

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Large Language Models: DistilBERT — Smaller, Faster, Cheaper and Lighter Unlocking the secrets of BERT compression: a student-teacher framework for maximum efficiency Introduction In recent years, th...

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In Section 9.2 , we see how to map text sequences into tokens, where these tokens can be viewed as a sequence of discrete observations, such as words or characters. Assume that the tokens in a text se...

Can We Use Multiple Small Language Models Instead of Large Language Models?

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Natural language processing (NLP) has been primarily driven by large language models (LLMs) like GPT-4, known for their impressive capabilities in understanding and generating text. These LLMs have de...