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Transformer Variants Head to Head: A benchmark for comparing different AI transformers.
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Transformer Variants Head to Head: A benchmark for comparing different AI transformers.

The transformer architecture has inspired a plethora of variations. Yet researchers have used a patchwork of metrics to evaluate their performance, making them hard to compare. New work aims to level the playing field.

March 3, 20212 min read
Transformer Variants Head to Head: A benchmark for comparing different AI transformers.
Big Bird

Transformer Variants Head to Head: A benchmark for comparing different AI transformers.

The transformer architecture has inspired a plethora of variations. Yet researchers have used a patchwork of metrics to evaluate their performance, making them hard to compare. New work aims to level the playing field.

March 3, 20212 min read
More Efficient Transformers: BigBird is an efficient attention mechanism for transformers.
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More Efficient Transformers: BigBird is an efficient attention mechanism for transformers.

As transformer networks move to the fore in applications from language to vision, the time it takes them to crunch longer sequences becomes a more pressing issue. A new method lightens the computational load using sparse attention.

September 23, 20202 min read
More Efficient Transformers: BigBird is an efficient attention mechanism for transformers.
Big Bird

More Efficient Transformers: BigBird is an efficient attention mechanism for transformers.

As transformer networks move to the fore in applications from language to vision, the time it takes them to crunch longer sequences becomes a more pressing issue. A new method lightens the computational load using sparse attention.

September 23, 20202 min read
Inside AI’s Muppet Empire: Why Are So Many NLP Models Named After Muppets?
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Inside AI’s Muppet Empire: Why Are So Many NLP Models Named After Muppets?

As language models show increasing power, a parallel trend has received less notice: The vogue for naming models after characters in the children’s TV show Sesame Street.

December 18, 20191 min read
Inside AI’s Muppet Empire: Why Are So Many NLP Models Named After Muppets?
Big Bird

Inside AI’s Muppet Empire: Why Are So Many NLP Models Named After Muppets?

As language models show increasing power, a parallel trend has received less notice: The vogue for naming models after characters in the children’s TV show Sesame Street.

December 18, 20191 min read

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