Small Models and Communication Between Agents: How IBM Hopes to Create Future Trends for AI

In the 314 building on Main Street in Boston, best known in the area as Pi on Main, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and IBM co-direct the Watson AI Lab, which works on future AI technologies. The most recent product of this collaboration is the family of small language models (SLM) Granite, which aim to consolidate an offer that is more efficient and cost-effective for the adoption of AI among companies. With over 100 years of ex…