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Groq Technology Demonstrates Maturity with Novel AI Chip Architecture

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08 May 2023 14h41

This is a huge testament to Groq technology's maturity and generality – a novel AI chip architecture that can actually compile random models and programs.

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Groq warns against vendor lock-in with Nvidia architecture

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08 May 2023 14h41

If you’re a technology executive, reach out to contact@Groq.com to ensure that you maintain your strategic flexibility and don't slowly lock your company’s codebase into Nvidia’s architecture without even knowing it.

Chinese firms reduce AI model training computational intensity

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08 May 2023 14h40

3/ Finally, in line with global research trends, Chinese firms are experimenting with techniques that would reduce the computational intensity of training large-scale AI models. They're effectively trying to squeeze more runway out of less chips or less powerful chips.

Chinese Firms Develop Heterogenous Computing for AI Model Training

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08 May 2023 14h40

2/ Chinese firms are also trying to advance so-called heterogenous computing, training large-scale AI models across different types of chips, to avoid a reliance on any one type of hardware. This is rarely seen among US firms because of the technical challenges to get it to work.

Chinese Firms Bypass AI Chip Sanctions Using Multiple Downgraded Processors

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08 May 2023 14h40

We discovered three strategies: 1/ Chinese firms can no longer buy Nvidia A100s & H100s, the best AI chips, but they can buy downgraded A800s & H800s, which Nvidia designed to meet sanction requirements. The firms are now trying to use 3 or 4 x A/H800s to simulate 1 x A/H100.

Chinese AI Firms Navigate US Sanctions Without Advanced Chips

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08 May 2023 14h27

US sanctions are driving Chinese firms, like Huawei, Alibaba, Baidu, to seek ways to advance AI without cutting-edge chips. We dug through open-source research papers and spoke with employees & analysts to understand what they're doing. w/ @raffaelehuang

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Transparent Aluminum: Impressive Advanced Material Technology

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08 May 2023 12h46

Sometimes called transparent aluminum. Very impressive stuff.

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LoRAs Make Dreambooth Accessible for Lower-End GPUs

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08 May 2023 10h53

LoRAs make dreambooth actually usable for people with lower end GPUs. Imo dreambooth training parameters can teach you a lot about ML in general.