Ask HN: What's the point of training bigger language models? 2 points by eclectic29 3y ago ↗ HN What's the point of training bigger language models when you can't even serve (inference) them economically? What am I missing here?
[–] jstx1 3y ago ↗ > What's the point of training bigger language models when you can't even serve (inference) them economically?They're built to impress people and push the boundaries of can be done with ML. Economies, accessibility, scale - those things come later.
[–] neximo64 3y ago ↗ The number of parameters correlates with the believability of the result being from an intelligent human being.Easy to inference/small model = poor results
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[ 2.8 ms ] story [ 7.5 ms ] threadThey're built to impress people and push the boundaries of can be done with ML. Economies, accessibility, scale - those things come later.
Easy to inference/small model = poor results