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Quantization Fundamentals with Hugging Face

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Overview

Generative AI models, like large language models, often exceed the capabilities of consumer-grade hardware and are expensive to run. Compressing models through methods such as quantization makes them more efficient, faster, and accessible. This allows them to run on a wide variety of devices, including smartphones, personal computers, and edge devices, and minimizes performance degradation.

Join this course to:

1. Quantize any open source model with linear quantization using the Quanto library.

2. Get an overview of how linear quantization is implemented. This form of quantization can be applied to compress any model, including LLMs, vision models, etc.

3. Apply “downcasting,” another form of quantization, with the Transformers library, which enables you to load models in about half their normal size in the BFloat16 data type.

By the end of this course, you will have a foundation in quantization techniques and be able to apply them to compress and optimize your own generative AI models, making them more accessible and efficient.

Syllabus 1

  1. Quantization Fundamentals with Hugging Face 1.5 hours

    Generative AI models, like large language models, often exceed the capabilities of consumer-grade hardware and are expensive to run. Compressing models through methods such as quantization makes them more efficient, faster, and accessible. This allows them to run on a wide variety of devices, inclu…

Advantages and disadvantages

Advantages

  • Structured courses with graded quizzes, assignments and deadlines you can reset.
  • A shareable certificate from the university or company when you pay.
  • Financial aid is often approved for students in India (apply 15 days before you need it).
  • Andrew Ng and his team are among the clearest AI teachers anywhere.
  • Short courses are made with the companies building the tools (OpenAI, Google, AWS, Hugging Face).
  • From DeepLearning.AI, a well-regarded name.
  • Self-paced: start any time.
  • A clear syllabus (1 parts) you can see before you start.

Disadvantages

  • Paid after a 7-day free trial (Coursera Plus or per course).
  • Some courses can be audited for free, but graded work and certificates need payment.
  • Short courses are 1–2 hours: an introduction, not mastery.
  • Some notebooks need a paid Pro plan or your own API key.
  • Short (1 hour): an overview, not deep coverage.

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This course is paid. Here is how to take it for free

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  • Financial aid: If you cannot afford the fee for a certificate, you can apply for financial aid through the link on the course home page by filling out an application about your background and goals.

Taught by

  • Younes BelkadaMachine Learning Engineer , Hugging Face
  • Marc SunMachine Learning Engineer, Hugging Face

DeepLearning.AI is in Tier 2: excellent universities and the companies that build the technology of our institution ranking (90/100). Andrew Ng's courses.

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