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Speculative Decoding Explained: Enhancing LLM Generation Speed
This article provides a technical explanation of speculative decoding in Large Language Models, detailing how smaller models expedite the output of larger ones. The author explores the foundational concepts of speculative decoding, contrasts token-level and batch verification methods, and surveys recent drafter designs such as EAGLE-3 and multi-token prediction systems.
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