IBM Granite Models

Introduction

• IBM Granite models are targeted foundation models built for businesses.
• Focus on solving real business problems with trust and transparency.

Comparison with Other Models

• Models like those used by ChatGPT are more general.
• Granite models use specific datasets and understand specialized language and industry jargon.
• Extra focus on removing hate, abuse, and profanity for business safety.

Transparency

• Information about the data used to build Granite models is publicly available.

Types of Granite Models (As of December 2024)

• 12 Granite models available with various parameter sizes.
• Models include:
  • Watson X Chat
  • Instruct
  • Code Instruct
  • Multilingual
  • Lab
  • Guardian
• Align with tasks and use cases:
  • Instruct Model: For marketing emails, summarizing documents.
  • Chat Model: For customer interaction via virtual assistants.

Benefits of IBM Granite Models

1. Cost-Effective
   • Smaller, purpose-fit models result in lower costs.
2. Training Efficiency
   • Cheaper to train with domain-specific enterprise data.
3. Performance
   • Granite 3.0 models match or exceed leading open-weight LLMs in academic and enterprise benchmarks.
4. Indemnity and Confidence
   • IBM provides uncapped indemnity for third-party IP claims against IBM-developed models.

Conclusion

• IBM Granite models offer industry-specific solutions with transparency and cost-effectiveness.
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