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Granite Switch 4.1.1 — Update models like you update software
TL;DR
Granite Switch 4.1.1 introduces incremental updates, including a multilingual speech-to-text model and an improved Decision adapter, enhancing performance without altering the base model.
✦ Why It Matters
Update your language models today with the latest adapters for improved performance and efficiency.
Key Takeaways
- Test the new multilingual speech-to-text model in your applications.
- Utilize the improved Decision adapter for better decision-making performance.
- Stay tuned for the Adapter SDK to create custom model adapters.
- Leverage the modular architecture for efficient model updates.
Full Summary
Granite Switch 4.1.1 is a patch release that enhances the existing Granite Switch 4.1 framework, which allows for the integration of specialized adapters into language models. This update includes an upgraded Granite Speech ASR (Automatic Speech Recognition) model that supports multilingual speech-to-text functionality across ten languages, complete with native punctuation and capitalization for seamless downstream processing.
Additionally, the Decision adapter in granitelib-core has been improved for better performance on the Jev Decision Index test set. Notably, the update was achieved without recomputing the base model, demonstrating the efficiency of the modular architecture.
Developers can now compose and deploy the latest adapters easily, paving the way for future updates and custom adapter development through an upcoming Adapter SDK. This approach not only streamlines the update process but also encourages innovation in model adaptation.