View: Peeling Layers Off Full LLMs May Find Better Architectural Trade-offs
antoine_chaffin · x · 2026-08-21
Antoine Chaffin proposes a reverse approach: instead of building long-context models from scratch, try starting with a full LLM and stripping away pieces layer by layer to see how usability changes. He suggests this might help discover better trade-offs between performance and efficiency than current solutions.
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