Explaining AI models: Part 2 SLM Everyone talks about “bigger” AI models. That’s not where most real work happens. Small Language Models quietly run the boring parts of your business. And that’s exactly why they matter. SLMs aren’t trying to reason like humans. They’re optimized to do one thing well, repeatedly, and cheaply. This is where teams actually win on cost, speed, and control. Not with massive general-purpose models everywhere. If your AI workload looks like sorting, tagging, routing, extracting, or summarizing known data— a giant model is usually the wrong tool. Most companies overspend on intelligence they don’t need. And then wonder why AI costs explode. Rule of thumb I use when building systems: If it’s boring and repeatable, don’t use a giant model. That’s how AI becomes infrastructure instead of a science project. Part 3: Specialized models are next. #ai #technology #artificialintelligence #techeducation #slm #aiinfrastructure
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@euginastartupfounder Explaining AI models: Part 2 SLM Everyone talks about “bigger” AI models. That’s not where most real work happens. Small Language Models quietly run the boring parts of your business. And that’s exactly why they matter. SLMs aren’t trying to reason like humans. They’re optimized to do one thing well, repeatedly, and cheaply. This is where teams actually win on cost, speed, and control. Not with massive general-purpose models everywhere. If your AI workload looks like sorting, tagging, routing, extracting, or summarizing known data— a giant model is usually the wrong tool. Most companies overspend on intelligence they don’t need. And then wonder why AI costs explode. Rule of thumb I use when building systems: If it’s boring and repeatable, don’t use a giant model. That’s how AI becomes infrastructure instead of a science project. Part 3: Specialized models are next. #ai #technology #artificialintelligence #techeducation #slm #aiinfrastructure
♬ original sound – Eugina I Building YOUnifiedAI – Eugina I Building YOUnifiedAI
