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10491800 [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-03-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- small language model
1, record 1, English, small%20language%20model
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- SLM 2, record 1, English, SLM
correct, noun
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Small language models (SLMs) offer a practical alternative [to large language models]. Designed to be more lightweight and resource-efficient, they're ideal for applications that need to operate within limited computational environments. 3, record 1, English, - small%20language%20model
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "small" refers not only to the physical size of the model, but also to the number of parameters it contains, its neural architecture, and the scope of the data used for its training. 3, record 1, English, - small%20language%20model
Record 1, Key term(s)
- IAGENAI25
- 10491800
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- petit modèle de langage
1, record 1, French, petit%20mod%C3%A8le%20de%20langage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- PML 2, record 1, French, PML
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- petit modèle de langue 3, record 1, French, petit%20mod%C3%A8le%20de%20langue
correct, masculine noun
- PML 4, record 1, French, PML
correct, masculine noun
- PML 4, record 1, French, PML
- modèle de langage de petite taille 5, record 1, French, mod%C3%A8le%20de%20langage%20de%20petite%20taille
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Comparativement] aux grands modèles de langage («LLM» en anglais), les petits modèles de langage [...] sont plus simples à entraîner [et] donc moins coûteux à créer. 6, record 1, French, - petit%20mod%C3%A8le%20de%20langage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les petits modèles de langage [...] misent sur la qualité des données plutôt que sur leur quantité [...] 7, record 1, French, - petit%20mod%C3%A8le%20de%20langage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Bien que les désignations «langage» et «langue» puissent avoir des sens différents, elles sont utilisées de façon interchangeable dans ce contexte. 8, record 1, French, - petit%20mod%C3%A8le%20de%20langage
Record 1, Key term(s)
- petit modèle de langues
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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