arXiv AI

Enhancing AI Interpretability and Safety through Localised Architectures

arXiv:2606. 07998v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Recent advances in generative AI, especially powerful Large Language Models (LLMs) and Large Reasoning Models (LRMs), raise concerns over the interpretability, safety and sustainability of these large and opaque AI models.

arXiv AI
Sep 15

Tensorization is a powerful but underexplored tool for compression and interpretability of neural networks

The paper discusses tensorizing neural networks by reshaping dense weight matrices into higher-order tensors and approximating them with low-rank tensor network decompositions. This approach offers promising model compression and introduces bond indices that create new latent spaces, potentially enhancing interpretability. Despite encouraging empirical results, tensorized neural networks remain underused, and the authors call for more research to address practical scaling and adoption challenges.

By Safa Hamreras, Sukhbinder Singh, Rom\'an Or\'us
arXiv AI
Aug 10

Multi-Level Modeling of Large Language Model Inference Latency and Energy via Hybrid Analytical--Machine-Learning Predictors

arXiv:2608. 06723v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: The rapid scaling of Large Language Models (LLMs) has significantly increased computational cost, energy consumption, and inference latency, making accurate estimation essential for sustainable artificial intelligence deployment and hardware-aware design.

By Saeid Shokoufa, Mohammad Erfan Sadeghi, Mehdi Kamal, Massoud Pedram
arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 14

Efficient AI Model Deployment Using Quantization Analysis Tool

The paper introduces the Quantization Analysis Tool, a system built on the ONNX framework that streamlines quantization workflows for deep learning models. It offers layer‑wise sensitivity analysis, visualizations of weight and activation distributions, and guidance for selecting precision levels to balance model size, latency, and accuracy. Experiments on various neural network architectures show that the tool improves quantized accuracy and overall deployment efficiency.

By Dwith Chenna, Kanishka Macherla
arXiv Machine Learning
Jul 13

A Survey on the Green Development of Large Models: From Resource-Efficient Architectures to Hardware-Software Co-Design

arXiv:2607. 09084v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The rapid expansion of large-scale AI models has led to significant performance breakthroughs across diverse domains, yet it has also raised critical concerns regarding computational costs, energy consumption, and environmental sustainability.

By Linhui Xiao, Guiping Cao, Mingyue Guo, Xianchao Guan, Fan Yang, Ming Tao, Xin Li, Yuxin Peng, Yaowei Wang
arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 24

RAMP: Robust Adaptive Mixed-Precision Quantization for Edge CPU Vision Models

The paper introduces RAMP, a method for robust adaptive mixed‑precision quantization of vision models on edge CPUs. It evaluates 13 sensitivity metrics across four neural networks, finding that Jensen‑Shannon Divergence consistently identifies layers that can be safely quantized. Using K‑Means clustering on these metrics, RAMP achieves near‑lossless accuracy with an average 1.81× speed‑up, while cautioning against excluding low‑speed‑up layers that can fragment the computational graph.

By David Poblaci\'on-Criado, Dario Garcia-Gasulla, Eduardo Quinones
Hugging Face Trending Papers
Jul 24

Same Predictions, Different Reasons: The Effect of Quantization on Model Explanations

Post-training quantization (PTQ) has become a practical solution for deploying deep learning models on resource-constrained edge devices by compressing high-precision floating-point weights into low-precision representations without requiring retraining. Past research has demonstrated that quantization largely preserves classification accuracy; however, whether it also preserves the model's internal reasoning remains an open question.

arXiv Machine Learning
Jul 28

Same Predictions, Different Reasons: The Effect of Quantization on Model Explanations

arXiv:2607. 22872v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Post-training quantization (PTQ) has become a practical solution for deploying deep learning models on resource-constrained edge devices by compressing high-precision floating-point weights into low-precision representations without requiring retraining.

By Kazi Kamruzzaman Rabbi, Md. Zami Al Zunaed Farabe, M. Sohel Rahman
arXiv Computer Vision
Aug 28

Vision-centric generative AI models: A software-hardware perspective

The article discusses how vision generative AI models, while rapidly advancing, have largely been developed with a focus on output quality, leading to hardware that adapts reactively to increasing model demands. It evaluates the parameter cost and energy efficiency of these models across various accelerator platforms and aligns four generative model families with seven real-world application domains. The authors propose a software‑hardware co‑design strategy that considers deployment constraints from the outset, ensuring that the appropriate model runs on suitable hardware for specific applications, thereby making generative AI deployment more sustainable and widely accessible.

By Eleni Tselepi, Cristian Sestito, Shady Agwa, Themis Prodromakis