In this episode, Shashank Rajput, Research Scientist at Mosaic and Databricks, explores innovative approaches in large language models (LLMs), with a focus on Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) and its impact on improving efficiency and reducing operational costs.
Highlights include:
- How RAG enhances LLM accuracy by incorporating relevant external documents.
- The evolution of attention mechanisms, including mixed attention strategies.
- Practical applications of Mamba architectures and their trade-offs with traditional transformers.