Discussion on Scaling Laws: Parameters, Depth, and Test-Time Compute
samsja19 · x · 2026-08-20
A technical discussion responding to thoughts on scaling laws:
- Scaling Strategy: Targets for scaling active vs. total parameters independently.
- Depth Trade-offs: Balancing model depth, active parameters, and test-time compute.
- MoE Architecture: Whether to maximize expert count if memory and EP bandwidth on NV72 are sufficient.
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