Summary of Magic For the Age Of Quantized Dnns, by Yoshihide Sawada et al.
Magic for the Age of Quantized DNNs
by Yoshihide Sawada, Ryuji Saiin, Kazuma Suetake
First submitted to arxiv on: 22 Mar 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (cs.CV); Neural and Evolutionary Computing (cs.NE)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The proposed method, Magic for the age of Quantised DNNs (MaQD), addresses the challenge of increasing parameters in large language models, making it difficult to deploy them on small-scale computers. The approach uses a novel normalization technique called Layer-Batch Normalization that is independent of mini-batch size and requires no additional computation during inference. Weight standardization is also applied, followed by quantized activation functions using a scaled round-clip function with surrogate gradients for training. Experimental results demonstrate minimal accuracy degradation. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper helps make big language models smaller and more useful on devices like phones or tablets. The researchers developed a new way to shrink the model without losing its ability to understand language. They tested their method, called Magic, and found that it works well with only a small loss in performance. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Batch normalization * Inference
