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French AI startup ZML open-sources tool to slash inference costs

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from TechCrunch AI ·

ZML, a French AI startup backed by Yann LeCun, released ZML/LLMD, a free software that speeds up AI inference across multiple chips. The tool aims to reduce the cost of running large language models by optimizing parallel processing. ZML/LLMD is now available as an open-source project.

Meridian48 take
While ZML/LLMD could lower inference costs, its impact depends on adoption and whether it outperforms existing solutions like vLLM or TensorRT.
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