Summary of Low-rank Quantization-aware Training For Llms, by Yelysei Bondarenko et al.
Low-Rank Quantization-Aware Training for LLMs
by Yelysei Bondarenko, Riccardo Del Chiaro, Markus Nagel
First submitted to arxiv on: 10 Jun 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Computation and Language (cs.CL)
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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 LR-QAT algorithm offers a lightweight and memory-efficient solution for large language models (LLMs), enabling practical deployment while maintaining predictive performance. Inspired by parameter-efficient fine-tuning (PEFT) and low-rank adaptation (LoRA) literature, LR-QAT employs three key components: low-rank auxiliary weights, downcasting operators using fixed-point or double-packed integers, and checkpointing. This approach outperforms common post-training quantization (PTQ) methods and achieves the same model performance as full-model QAT at a fraction of its memory usage. Specifically, LR-QAT allows training a 7B LLM on a single consumer-grade GPU with 24GB of memory. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary LR-QAT is an innovative algorithm that makes large language models more efficient to use. It helps reduce the need for powerful computers and lots of memory by using clever techniques like low-rank auxiliary weights and downcasting operators. This makes it possible to train these models on smaller machines, which can be very useful in real-world applications. The developers tested LR-QAT with several different models and tasks, and it performed well compared to other methods. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Fine tuning » Lora » Low rank adaptation » Parameter efficient » Quantization
