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What does it mean that LLaMA and PaLM both independently picked SwiGLU?

The convergence of LLaMA and PaLM on SwiGLU acts as a cross-validation of the architectural choice. Because these labs operated with different data, hardware, and model scales, their independent experiments provide a robust signal that the choice is correct. This demonstrates the importance of reasoning from empirical evidence rather than simply following popular trends.

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