Large language models (LLMs) like GPT, Claude, Gemini, LLaMA, and Mistral have improved natural language processing (NLP) lately. Instruction tweaking can help LLMs improve their pre-trained representations, but larger models may struggle with general tasks due to competing activities.
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Expanding the model’s capacity can make instruction tuning more effective for general tasks, but most LLMs use transformer architecture, which limits scalability. The Parameter-Efficient Sparsity Crafting (PESC) method from Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and The Chinese University of Hong Kong transforms dense models into sparse ones using the MoE blueprint, cutting down on computational expenses and GPU memory. It employs adapters to differentiate experts without changing their weights individually.
PESC also updates other sparse model weights using the QLoRA methodology, improving the model’s learning capabilities for various skills and tasks. The research applies the PESC method to create the Camelidae sparse models, which outperform GPT-3.5 for general tasks and achieve state-of-the-art performance.
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