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Revolutionizing AI: Microsoft introduces a ‘Heavy Metal Quartet’ of Compilers

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Published onSeptember 6, 2023

published onSeptember 6, 2023

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In a world where technology continues to lead every aspect of our lives, Microsoft takes another leap forward. The tech giant has recently upped the ante by unveiling a trailblazing suite of four new artificial intelligence compilers.

Clad in the appellation of theHeavy Metal Quartet: Rammer, Roller, Welder, and Grinder, these tools are certain to elicit a headbanging response in technology.

The fresh batch of compilers has been forged in the foundry of Microsoft Research in synchrony with various esteemed academic institutions. These new tools are formulated to optimize AI models’ performance by redefining the compilation process.

The compilation, fundamentally, is the transformation from source code—the human-readable—into machine code—the computer-executable, or a series of ones and zeros.

Microsoft Research blog post gleams with the breakthrough achievements of these AI compilers. Jilong Xue, Principal Researcher at MSR Asia, elucidates their functions.

The AI compilers we developed have demonstrated a substantial improvement in AI compilation efficiency, thereby facilitating the training and deployment of AI models.

In the future, these large-scale models themselves may inherently assist in achieving optimization and compilation.

The Heavy Metal Quartet: Optimizing AI Workloads

Each member of Microsoft’s “Heavy Metal Quartet” tackles distinct conundrums in the sphere of AI workload optimization.

Testing of these compilers shows an impressive advantage over existing solutions. Rammer and Roller outperformed their competition by 20x and reduced time frames by orders of magnitude, respectively. Welder left its peers, including PyTorch, trailing with up to 21x efficiency on GPUs. Grinder, not left behind, accelerator models with control flow by an outstanding 8x.

Microsoft’s ‘heavy-metal quartet’ represents the company’s pioneer advancements in the AI industry. With the ongoing growth of the AI sector, these four tools could potentially solidify the company’s standing as a significant contender in the tech world.

Radu Tyrsina

Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).

For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web.

Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.

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With KB5043178 to Release Preview Channel, Microsoft advises Windows 11 users to plug in when the battery is low#

Copilot in Outlook will generate personalized themes for you to customize the app#

Microsoft will raise the price of its 365 Suite to include AI capabilities#

Death Stranding Director’s Cut is now Xbox X|S at a huge discount#

Outlook will let users create custom account icons so they can tell their accounts apart easier#

Revolutionizing AI: Microsoft introduces a ‘Heavy Metal Quartet’ of Compilers#

The Heavy Metal Quartet: Optimizing AI Workloads#