Small Language Models
There is a lot of hype around LLM (Large Language Models), the technology behind artificial intelligence, but less interest in SLM (Small Language Models).
I think this is due to the fact that LLM can use cloud services to be used anywhere (you just need an internet connection).
But there are scenarios where there is no connection available or you want to avoid using the cloud for privacy reasons.
That’s why I believe Small Language Models is a very promising technology.
Think about small devices that can use specialized SLM to do things without being connected to the web. Another case study can be smartphones that use local artificial intelligence (on the device) without having to send their data to a cloud server.
Small Language Models can perform very specific tasks, providing people and companies with an off-grid solution.
It’s a very interesting technology and I’m very curious to see how it will be implemented.