MCP stands for Mixture of Compressed Experts, a concept that enhances the Mixture of Experts (MoE) model by incorporating compression techniques to address memory requirements.
Traditional MoE models involve a set of expert sub-models, with only a few experts activated per input to improve computation efficiency. However, an increase in the number of experts leads to larger model sizes and higher memory usage.
MCP overcomes this challenge by using compressed, lightweight experts that maintain a significant portion of the original capacity, promoting memory efficiency.
MCP signifies a new approach for large language models, emphasizing efficiency, accessibility, and scalability to ensure sustainable and usable AI performance in real-world applications.