This is the difference between running and training them. I can generate text output from an LLM faster than I can read it. But I am not training a new model any time soon.
Your PC is able to run comparatively small language models with limited number of parameters (a few billions). You can even do that on a modern mobile phone. Some of the more advanced models use hundreds of billions or even trillions of parameters. It’s not just the training. It’s more to do with model complexity.
You can also do weather forecasting on a PC, but the result will not be comparable to a forecast made with a supercomputer.
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Typo fixes, because while even the most whimsy LLMs can write, apparently I cannot.
This is the difference between running and training them. I can generate text output from an LLM faster than I can read it. But I am not training a new model any time soon.
Your PC is able to run comparatively small language models with limited number of parameters (a few billions). You can even do that on a modern mobile phone. Some of the more advanced models use hundreds of billions or even trillions of parameters. It’s not just the training. It’s more to do with model complexity.
You can also do weather forecasting on a PC, but the result will not be comparable to a forecast made with a supercomputer.
–Edit–
Typo fixes, because while even the most whimsy LLMs can write, apparently I cannot.