Readings shared February 11, 2025

The readings shared in Bluesky on 11 March 2025 are Extrinsic termination proofs for well-founded recursion in Lean. ~ Joachim Breitner. #ITP #LeanProver Knuth Bendix solver on Z3 AST. ~ Philip Zucke

Vestigium
Why do researchers care about small language models? ~ Stephen Ornes. https://www.quantamagazine.org/why-do-researchers-care-about-small-language-models-20250310/ #LLMs #SMLs
Why Do Researchers Care About Small Language Models? | Quanta Magazine

Larger models can pull off a wider variety of feats, but the reduced footprint of smaller models makes them attractive tools.

Quanta Magazine
I’m thinking about running an undergrad creative/theoretical media studio later in the year around #TinyAI #smls #smolweb #tinyinternet all as resistance to hypernarratives of #bigtech. If anyone has ideas, wants to join in, co-design, give a guest talk, let me know!

New Breakthrough Brings Matrix Multiplication Closer to Ideal

By eliminating a hidden inefficiency, computer scientists have come up with a new way to multiply large matrices that’s faster than ever.

https://www.quantamagazine.org/new-breakthrough-brings-matrix-multiplication-closer-to-ideal-20240307/

#AI #LLMs #SMls #GenAI #ML #MachineLearning

New Breakthrough Brings Matrix Multiplication Closer to Ideal

By eliminating a hidden inefficiency, computer scientists have come up with a new way to multiply large matrices that’s faster than ever.

Quanta Magazine