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1-bit LLMs Could Solve AI’s Energy Demands (spectrum.ieee.org)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Multi bits models exist because thats how computers work, but there's been a lot of work to use e.g. fixed point over floating for things like FPGAs, or with shorter integer types, and often results are more than good enough.