Why not ask Qwen3:32b how Alibaba does it? It took your Eli5 seriously! 8^D Maybe we really want an "explain it like I'm 17"?
Qwen3 says: Imagine you have a toy robot that can draw pictures. Normally, the robot needs a big, powerful battery (like a supercomputer) to do this. But Alibaba found a way to make their robot work with a tiny battery (light hardware) by doing a few clever things: 1. **Simpler Tools**: They use "smart brushes" (optimized algorithms) that draw good pictures without needing fancy, heavy tools. Think of it like using a magic pencil that works well even if it looks basic. 2. **Less Ink, Same Art**: They teach the robot to use just the right amount of "ink" (computing power). For example, if the robot only needs to color in parts of a picture, it skips the rest, saving energy. 3. **Practice Makes Perfect**: They train the robot to focus on the most important details (like edges of a cat or a tree) and ignore tiny, unimportant stuff. This makes the robot faster and less hungry for power. 4. **Special Battery**: They might have a "magic battery" (custom chips) made just for drawing, so it uses less energy than a regular battery. So, even though drawing pictures usually needs a lot of power, Alibaba’s robot is smart, efficient, and uses the right tools to do it with a tiny battery! 🌟 On 1/7/26 11:46 AM, Gillian Densmore wrote:
Can someone (try to) Eli5: how the heck is it that Alibabab is making (some) headway with generative images and machine vision on relatively light hardware OO - just curious.
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