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Enabling small language models to solve complex reasoning tasks

As language models (LMs) improve at tasks like image generation, trivia questions, and simple math, you might think that ...
Analytics Insight

Best Open-Source Small Language Models (SLMs) to Watch in 2026

Overview: Small language models excel in efficiency, deployability, and cost-effectiveness, despite their parameter size.Modern SLMs support reasoning, instruct ...

Google releases FunctionGemma: a tiny edge model that can control mobile devices with natural language

The release marks a significant strategic pivot for Google DeepMind and the Google AI Developers team. While the industry ...
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What are small language models and how do they differ from large ones?

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 ...

Why Companies Are Shifting To A Hybrid SLM-LLM Model

SLMs are not replacements for large models, but they can be the foundation for a more intelligent architecture.
Forbes

Small Language Models Gaining Popularity While LLMs Still Go Strong

Small Language Models or SLMs are on their way toward being on your smartphones and other local devices, be aware of what's coming. In today’s column, I take a close look at the rising availability ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Small Vs. Large Language Models

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 ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Small Language Models Create New Security Risks

The rollout of edge AI is creating new security risks due to a mix of small language models (SLMs), their integration into increasingly complex hardware, and the behavior and interactions of both over ...
MediaPost

Microsoft Trained Small Language Models To Process, Better Understand Search Queries

Microsoft improved Bing with new large language models (LLMs) and small language models (SLMs), which the company says helped to reduce latency and cost associated with hosting and running search.
Nieman Journalism Lab

Publishers fight Big Tech with small local language models

Software developers have been the first to adopt the tool, and can “create a Jira ticket for a WordPress site, build it in a ...
Computer Weekly

Early days for small language models and AI at the edge

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 ...
EdTech

Can Small Language Models Help K–12 Schools?

Everywhere you look in the current educational technology landscape, there’s a newer, better, more promising artificial intelligence (AI) tool. But as the dust settles, K–12 ed tech leaders and ...