José David Baena
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Tiny Language Models
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Tiny Language Models

Master the art of building efficient, production-ready LLMs under 3B parameters. From architectural foundations to edge deployment, learn how to achieve 80% of GPT-4 capability at 1% of the cost.

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What You'll Learn

  • Understand model compression techniques (distillation, quantization, pruning)
  • Implement efficient attention mechanisms (MQA, GQA, Flash Attention)
  • Fine-tune tiny models for domain-specific tasks
  • Deploy models to edge devices (mobile, IoT, embedded)
  • Optimize inference for production environments

Episodes by Track

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Foundations & Architecture

Core concepts, mathematical foundations, and architectural patterns for tiny language models. Covers compression techniques, attention mechanisms, and model design.

5 posts
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Tiny Language Models: The Complete Guide to Small, Efficient LLMs (2025)

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Mathematical Foundations of Model Compression: Theory Behind Tiny LLMs

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Model Compression Techniques: Complete Guide to Efficient LLMs

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Efficient Attention Mechanisms for Tiny Language Models

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Tiny LLM Architecture Comparison: TinyLlama vs Phi-2 vs Gemma vs MobileLLM

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Training & Optimization

Advanced training techniques including knowledge distillation, quantization-aware training, and domain-specific fine-tuning strategies.

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Knowledge Distillation Complete Tutorial: Train Tiny Models from Scratch

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Quantization-Aware Training: INT8/INT4 Models That Maintain Quality

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Fine-Tuning Tiny Models: LoRA, QLoRA, and Domain Adaptation Strategies

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Deployment & Production

Practical guides for deploying tiny models to edge devices and production environments with real-world case studies.

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Edge Device Deployment: Running Tiny LLMs on Raspberry Pi, Mobile, and IoT

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Tiny LLM Case Studies: Real-World Production Deployments with Metrics

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Prerequisites

  • Python
  • PyTorch
  • Transformers
  • Machine Learning Fundamentals

Who This Is For

  • ml-engineers
  • researchers
  • ai-developers