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Efficiently Scaling Transformer Inference

Efficiently Scaling Transformer Inference

Update: 2025-02-06
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The podcast discusses a paper on efficiently scaling Transformer inference for large models in natural language processing. The focus is on partitioning strategies, low-level optimizations, and hardware characteristics to maximize efficiency.

Engineers and specialists can take away the importance of considering partitioning strategies and low-level optimizations for efficiently scaling Transformer inference. The use of an analytical cost model, multi-query attention, and batch-wise sharding are highlighted as crucial for scaling context length and maximizing hardware utilization.

Read full paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2211.05102

Tags: Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, Distributed Computing, Model Deployment
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Efficiently Scaling Transformer Inference

Efficiently Scaling Transformer Inference

Arjun Srivastava