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Microsoft Unveils BitNet: Efficient 1-Bit LLM Inference

Microsoft introduces BitNet.cpp, the official inference framework for 1-bit Large Language Models (LLMs) like BitNet b1.58. This groundbreaking project offers optimized kernels for fast and lossless inference on both CPU and GPU, boasting significant speedups and energy reductions. BitNet.cpp makes it possible to run large LLMs, such as a 100B BitNet b1.58 model, on a single CPU at human-reading speeds. This innovation marks a critical step towards deploying powerful AI models on local devices with improved efficiency, paving the way for wider accessibility and reduced computational demands in the AI landscape. It represents a major advancement in practical AI implementation.