Internet Of Things: Running Language Models On Edge Devices
OpenSource For U, Wednesday, February 5th, 2025
Language models, a subfield of artificial intelligence, have shown remarkable progress in natural language processing and understanding.
Traditionally, these models have been deployed in powerful cloud environments due to their computational demands. However, with advancements in hardware, there is a growing interest in running language models on edge devices.
Edge devices, also known as edge computing devices, refer to hardware systems that perform data processing at the edge of the network, close to the data source. These devices can include smartphones, tablets, IoT sensors, drones, and embedded systems. Edge computing reduces latency, enhances data privacy, and minimises bandwidth usage by processing data locally rather than relying on centralised cloud servers.