The AI landscape is taking a dramatic turn, as small language and multimodal models are approaching the capabilities of larger, cloud-based systems. This acceleration reflects a broader shift toward ...

Microsoft just released its latest small language model that can operate directly on the user's computer. If you haven't followed the AI industry closely, you might be asking: what exactly is a small ...

According to analyst Gartner, small language models (SLMs) offer a potentially cost-effective alternative for generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) development and deployment because they are ...

Cody Pierce is the CEO and founder of Neon Cyber. He has 25 years of experience in cybersecurity and a passion for innovation. Large language models (LLMs) have captured the world’s imagination since ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Large language models work well because they’re so large. The latest models from OpenAI, Meta, and DeepSeek use hundreds of billions of ...

Amrit Jassal is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and co-founder of Egnyte, a leading cloud-based collaboration and governance platform. As the pre-training of foundation models confronts fundamental ...

For IT and HR teams, SLMs can reduce the burden of repetitive tasks by automating ticket handling, routing, and approvals, ...

Large language models (LLMs) use vast amounts of data and computing power to create answers to queries that look and sometimes even feel “human”. LLMs can also generate music, images or video, write ...

Until now, the AI revolution has been largely measured by size: the bigger the model, the bolder the claims. However, as we move closer to truly autonomous and pervasive AI systems, a new trend is ...

Africa’s first multilingual Small Language Model (SLM), InkubaLM, has achieved a 75% reduction in size, without losing performance, thanks to African AI talent. The milestone marks a leap forward in ...

The proliferation of edge AI will require fundamental changes in language models and chip architectures to make inferencing and learning outside of AI data centers a viable option. The initial goal ...

Lin Tian receives funding from the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator (ASCA) and the Defence Innovation Network. Marian-Andrei Rizoiu receives funding from the Advanced Strategic Capabilities ...