From 'AI slop' to world models, bubbles and small models: What to expect from AI in 2026

Which AI trends are coming in 2026? Euronews Next looks at the rise of world models and small language models as alternatives ...
InfoWorld

A small language model blueprint for automation in IT and HR

For IT and HR teams, SLMs can reduce the burden of repetitive tasks by automating ticket handling, routing, and approvals, ...
Analytics Insight

Best Open-Source Small Language Models (SLMs) to Watch in 2026

Overview: Small language models excel in efficiency, deployability, and cost-effectiveness, despite their parameter size.Modern SLMs support reasoning, instruct ...
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What are small language models and how do they differ from large ones?

Microsoft just released its latest small language model that can operate directly on the user's computer. If you haven't followed the AI industry closely, you might be asking: what exactly is a small ...
Forbes

The Rise Of Small Language Models

Cody Pierce is the CEO and founder of Neon Cyber. He has 25 years of experience in cybersecurity and a passion for innovation. Large language models (LLMs) have captured the world’s imagination since ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Small Language Models: A Solution To Language Model Deployment At The Edge?

While Large Language Models (LLMs) like GPT-3 and GPT-4 have quickly become synonymous with AI, LLM mass deployments in both training and inference applications have, to date, been predominately cloud ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Small Vs. Large Language Models

The proliferation of edge AI will require fundamental changes in language models and chip architectures to make inferencing and learning outside of AI data centers a viable option. The initial goal ...
Forbes

Small Language Models Could Redefine The AI Race

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the economics of AI. When ChatGPT, Gemini and its other generative AI cohorts burst onto the scene a little over two ...
Computer Weekly

Early days for small language models and AI at the edge

Large language models (LLMs) use vast amounts of data and computing power to create answers to queries that look and sometimes even feel “human”. LLMs can also generate music, images or video, write ...
EdTech

Can Small Language Models Help K–12 Schools?

Everywhere you look in the current educational technology landscape, there’s a newer, better, more promising artificial intelligence (AI) tool. But as the dust settles, K–12 ed tech leaders and ...
Computer Weekly

The role of small language models in enterprise AI

According to analyst Gartner, small language models (SLMs) offer a potentially cost-effective alternative for generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) development and deployment because they are ...
Retail TouchPointsOpinion

Why Smaller, Smarter AI Models are Giving Retailers an Edge

Because these models are trained on a retailer’s internal data, they respond with accuracy and consistency. That reliability ...