arXiv:2608. 12004v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: In modern AI frameworks, GPU kernels are key to overall system performance.
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The paper explores using large language models (LLMs) to replace traditional compiler backends, a process termed AI lowering. An LLM agent translates Triton kernels directly into NVIDIA PTX, achieving 0.83x–3.34x the performance of autotuned Triton on a variety of GPUs and ML kernels. The study also extends a PTX verifier to support modern GPU features, highlighting the potential for AI compilers to reduce engineering effort for new hardware.
arXiv:2606. 02963v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Production inference increasingly targets a heterogeneous mix of accelerators.
CUDA‑Harness is a framework that enables the generation and optimization of CUDA kernels directly from natural language. It introduces Intermediate‑Structured Generation to bridge high‑level semantics with low‑level kernel code, uses Synthesis‑Based Verification to mitigate reward hacking by providing isolated test data, and employs Feedback‑Adaptive Evolution to prioritize correctness while improving performance. Experiments show the approach generalizes across different large language models, hardware platforms, and even supports C‑to‑CUDA transpilation.
arXiv:2607. 24762v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Machine learning models are increasingly embedded in everyday software, and most of their runtime is spent in a small set of compute kernels such as matrix multiplication, convolution, and normalization.
arXiv:2604. 01489v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: High-performance GPU kernels are critical to modern machine learning systems, yet developing them remains a manual, expert-driven process.
KernelOPT is a multi‑agent system that optimizes GPU kernels generated by compilers like PyTorch Inductor by treating compiled models as structured artifacts. It preserves vendor library calls and focuses on Triton sub‑kernels, using five profiling‑guided LLM agents and a four‑gate verification cascade to ensure correctness and performance before re‑stitching the model. On 250 KernelBench problems, KernelOPT achieves geometric mean speedups of 1.40×, 1.15×, and 1.07× over torch.compile at three optimization levels.