Mamba & Jamba (Practical AI #266)

First there was Mamba… now there is Jamba from AI21. This is a model that combines the best non-transformer goodness of Mamba with good ‘ol attention layers. This results in a highly performant and efficient model that AI21 has open sourced! We hear all about it (along with a variety of other LLM things) from AI21’s co-founder Yoav.

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Featuring:

• Yoav Shoham – LinkedIn, X
• Chris Benson – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Bluesky, X
• Daniel Whitenack – Website, GitHub, X

Show Notes:

• Jamba - A Groundbreaking SSM - Transformer Open Model
• AI21 Labs

Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!