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baq on Feb 28, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Era of 1-bit LLMs: ternary parameters for cost...

You can build dedicated silicon with ternary gates: https://medium.com/@rxseger/exploring-ternary-logic-tnand-an...

Not sure if it's more efficient than just binary digital circuits in highly integrated chip, though.

samatman on Feb 28, 2024 [–]

It's optimal if your program is naturally ternary, which this one is. Using three signals, rather than ternary gates, is less effective, because you need much more precision to detect two different voltage levels rather than just up and down.

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