maximization
How to build AI scaling laws for efficient LLM training and budget maximization
When researchers are building large language models (LLMs), they aim to maximize performance under a particular computational and financial budget. Since training a model can amount to millions of dollars, developers need to be judicious with cost-impacting decisions about, for instance, the model architecture, optimizers, and training datasets before committing to a model. To anticipate…
Assessing vinyl’s resurrection: Differentiation, optimization, and demand maximization
As long-time readers may already realize from my repeat case study coverage of the topic, one aspect of the tech industry that I find particularly interesting is how suppliers react to the inevitable maturation of a given technology. Seeing all the cool new stuff get launched each year—and forecasting whether any of it will get…
Metamaterial’s mechanical maximization enhances vibration-energy harvesting
The number of ways to harvest energy that would otherwise go unused and wasted is extraordinary. To cite a few of the many examples, there’s the heat given off during almost any physical or electronic process, ambient light which is “just there,” noise, and ever-present vibration. Each of these has different attributes along with pros…