Phi-2, the New Year Gift for Language Model Lovers

After my utopian end-of-year holiday on a cruise without connection to the rest of the world, I can’t wait to return to my rational, real life. Microsoft's Phi-2, a compact language model that was recently released in December 2023, has so far been my highlight of this year. Although it’s still in its cradle stages, Phi-2 is a significant milestone in the development of language models. It’s small, playful, and very different from all …

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