Diffusion Gemma promises 4x faster text generation; may supplant autoregressive LLMs
NandoDF · x · 2026-10-17
Nando de Freitas highlighted a talk on Diffusion Gemma, claiming 4x faster text generation. He argues diffusion LLMs will not only be 4x faster and 10x more energy efficient, but eventually higher quality — and will ultimately supersede autoregressive LLMs.
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