Summary of Closer Look at Efficient Inference Methods: a Survey Of Speculative Decoding, by Hyun Ryu et al.
Closer Look at Efficient Inference Methods: A Survey of Speculative Decoding
by Hyun Ryu, Eric Kim
First submitted to arxiv on: 20 Nov 2024
Categories
- Main: Computation and Language (cs.CL)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Machine Learning (cs.LG)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The paper presents a comprehensive survey of speculative decoding methods, which aim to improve the efficiency of large language model (LLM) inference. The traditional autoregressive decoding approach is computationally inefficient due to its sequential token generation process, making it challenging to scale LLMs. Speculative decoding addresses this issue by introducing a two-stage framework: drafting and verification. A smaller, efficient model generates a preliminary draft, which is then refined by a larger, more sophisticated model. The survey categorizes speculative decoding methods into draft-centric and model-centric approaches, highlighting their potential for scaling LLM inference. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Speculative decoding is a new approach to improve the efficiency of large language models. It’s like having two helpers: one that makes a first draft, and another that corrects it. This helps to make the process faster and more efficient. The paper looks at different ways to do this, and how they can help make large language models better. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Autoregressive » Inference » Large language model » Token
