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Hey Siri, show me an example of an oxymoron! > CERN is using extremely small, custom large language models physically burned into silicon chips to perform real
by rakel_rakel 7mo ago
Hey Siri, show me an example of an oxymoron!
> CERN is using extremely small, custom large language models physically burned into silicon chips to perform real-time filtering of the enormous data generated by the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).
- sh3rl0ck 7mo agoThere's no mention of SLMs or LLMs, though. > This work represents a compelling real-world demonstration of “tiny AI” — highly specialised, minimal-footprint neural networks FPGAs for Neural Networks have been s thing since before the LLM era.
- 100721 7mo agoHuh? The first paragraph literally says they are using LLMs > [ GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — March 28, 2026 ] — CERN is using extremely small, custom large language models physically burned into silicon chips to perform real-time filtering of the enormous data generated by the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).
- SiempreViernes 7mo agothe site might have fixed it, to me it says "artificial intelligence" instead of LLM, still bad but not" steaming pile of poo on you bank statement" bad
- progval 7mo agoThey changed it from AI to LLM then back to AI: https://theopenreader.org/index.php?title=Journalism:CERN_Uses_Tiny_AI_Models_Burned_into_Silicon_for_Real-Time_LHC_Data_Filtering&diff=prev&oldid=1042 https://theopenreader.org/index.php?title=Journalism:CERN_Us... and https://theopenreader.org/index.php?title=Journalism%3ACERN_Uses_Tiny_AI_Models_Burned_into_Silicon_for_Real-Time_LHC_Data_Filtering&diff=1044&oldid=1043 https://theopenreader.org/index.php?title=Journalism%3ACERN_...
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- msla 7mo agoAre they some ancient small-scale integration VLSI design? Do they broadcast on a low-frequency VHF band? Face it: Oxymorons like those are part of the technical world. "VLSI" was a current term back when whole CPUs were made out of fewer transistors than we use for register files now, and "VHF" is low frequency even by commercial broadcasting standards.
- rakel_rakel 7mo agohaha, yea they are part of it for sure, and I'm not dunking on the use of them, but I rather smile a bit when I stumble upon them. Like (~9K) Jumbo Frames!