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Switch Transformer introduced in paper: Switch Transformers: Scaling to Trillion Parameter Models with Simple and Efficient Sparsity (Fedus et al., 2021).
Last verified 2026-05-16 · Methodology veritas-v0.1 · 3d9c14b9379038c9
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- Switch Transformer
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- Switch Transformers: Scaling to Trillion Parameter Models with Simple and Efficient Sparsity (Fedus et al., 2021)
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- 100%
- Tags
- switch-transformer · moe · foundational · fedus · 2021 · google
Sources (2)
[1] preprint · arXiv (Fedus, Zoph, Shazeer) · 2021-01-11
Switch Transformers: Scaling to Trillion Parameter Models with Simple and Efficient Sparsity“We simplify the MoE routing algorithm and design intuitive improved models with reduced communication and computational costs.”
[2] peer reviewed · Journal of Machine Learning Research · 2022-12-01
Switch Transformers (JMLR 2022)
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