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Key Takeaways
- 2024 has been a transformative year for generative AI (Gen) with several new trends emerging:
- Large language models (LLMs) are getting larger, with the release of models like LLaMA 3 and 405B
- Developers are focusing on fine-tuning and adapting LLMs for better accuracy and results using techniques like domain adaptation and distillation
- Smaller language models (SLMs) are a new emerging field
- Multimodal models that can process multiple inputs like audio, video and text are becoming more common
- AI agents and ensembles of experts are gaining popularity for providing collective intelligence
AWS Infrastructure for Gen
- AWS has been investing in AI chips like Inferentia and Trainium for several years to support Gen workloads
- The latest Trainium 2 chip delivers 1.3 petaflops of compute, 30% more than any other EC2 instance, and 4x more compute, memory and bandwidth compared to Trainium 1
- This makes Trainium 2 the most powerful instance for large-scale distributed training and inference of Gen models with hundreds of billions to trillions of parameters
- AWS provides the Neuron SDK with tools, libraries, compilers and framework support to build Gen workloads on Trainium and Inferentia
- The Neuron SDK integrates with popular frameworks like PyTorch and JAX, as well as other AWS services for orchestration and management
Customer Experiences
Rico (Takeshi Suzuki)
- Rico is a Japanese company focused on developing Japanese large language models (LLMs)
- They used techniques like tokenizer adaptation and curriculum learning to develop a Japanese LLM from an English base model
- Leveraged Trainium 1 for efficient and cost-effective large-scale training, achieving 45% cost reduction and 12% faster training time compared to GPU clusters
- Encountered some challenges with SDK version upgrades and infrastructure failures, but collaborated closely with AWS to address them
RCI (Mark McQuade)
- RCI focuses on building specialized small language models (SLMs) and end-to-end AI agent systems
- Utilized Trainium for efficient and cost-effective training of their LLaMa-based SLM models, achieving up to 32% better cost-performance compared to GPU instances
- Deployed their AI agent system "RC Orchestra" on Inferentia for inference, benefiting from better cost-performance, region availability and easier deployment
- Continues to work closely with AWS as a design partner for Trainium 2 to further improve performance and cost benefits
IBM (Arman Ruiz)
- IBM offers the Watson X platform for generative AI, with components for AI development, intelligent data management and governance
- Sees a shift from fixed flows to variable, automated AI agent systems that can reason and plan, which will drive a lot of innovation
- IBM's own Granite foundation models are designed with Enterprise needs in mind, providing full transparency on training data and legality
- Collaborating closely with AWS to integrate Watson X with Trainium, Inferentia and other AWS services for efficient deployment
ByteDance (Wong Pang)
- ByteDance (parent company of TikTok) has developed a multimodal language model called "MM Modality" for their platforms
- Leveraged Inferentia to deploy the model globally, achieving 133% better throughput and lower cost compared to GPUs
- Sees multimodal models as the future, with potential to power advanced robotics and interactive AI agents
- Believes AI will ultimately benefit everyone, as long as it is made accessible and scalable
Future Outlook
- Smaller, specialized language models (SLMs) will continue to evolve, aiming to match the capabilities of larger models while being more efficient and cost-effective
- Multimodal models that can process diverse inputs like text, images, audio and video will become more prominent
- AI agent systems composed of ensembles of specialized models will emerge to provide more robust and flexible intelligence
- Continued collaboration between AI software providers and cloud infrastructure vendors like AWS will be key to driving innovation and enabling cost-effective, scalable deployment of generative AI solutions.