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Re:The Era of 1-bit LLMs: ternary parameters for cost-effect... by eru on Wednesday February 28, 2024 @09:11PM (#39545833)
If you are are using two bits anyway, you might as well represent (-2, -1, 0, 1) instead of ternary?
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Re:The Era of 1-bit LLMs: ternary parameters for cost-effect... by int_19h on Wednesday February 28, 2024 @10:31PM (#39546144)
Sure, but then you lose the symmetry that makes trits so convenient for many things.
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