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Microcontrollers Now Run a Diffusion Model and 289M LLM

A new report highlights that microcontrollers, typically limited to simple embedded tasks, can now run both a diffusion model for image generation and a large language model with 289 million parameters. The development points to AI capabilities moving onto low-cost, low-power hardware rather than requiring cloud servers or GPUs, a notable shift for embedded and edge computing.

Why now: Running generative AI models on tiny, cheap microcontrollers challenges assumptions that AI needs powerful cloud hardware.

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