Session Overview

A Cinematic Tale of Energy Efficiency and Optimization.

In this creative and engaging session, Om Subrato Dey (VIT Chennai) uses the narrative of "John Wick" to narrate the battle against bloated, energy-hungry AI models. He personifies technical challenges like "Exploding Gradients" and "Max Pooling" as villains that hinder performance and sustainability.

The talk introduces the "weapons" needed to win this war—optimization techniques like Pruning, Quantization, and Knowledge Distillation. It’s a fresh perspective on how we can move from simply chasing accuracy to achieving true efficiency and sustainability in AI.

Key Takeaways & Concepts

Green AI: Understanding that the future of AI isn't just about bigger models, but about energy-efficient, low-power, and interpretable systems that reduce carbon footprints.
Optimization Arsenal: A walkthrough of critical techniques including Model Pruning (removing unnecessary weights), Dimensionality Reduction, and Knowledge Distillation to compress models without losing intelligence.
Efficiency over Accuracy: Shifting the mindset from "Max Accuracy at all costs" to "Task Fulfillment with Maximum Efficiency."