No GPU? No Problem — 1-Bit AI on Raspberry Pi 5 (BitNet b1.58)

In this video, I introduce BitNet b1.58, a revolutionary 1-bit large language model (LLM) developed by Microsoft Research — and test it running locally on a Raspberry Pi 5, with no GPU, no overclocking, and just a simple heatsink.

BitNet b1.58 is the first open-source 1-bit LLM at the 2-billion parameter scale. Despite its extreme compression (just 1.58 bits per weight), it delivers performance comparable to full-precision models — while using less memory, lower energy, and faster inference times.

Highlights:
• BitNet b1.58 overview & architecture
• Installing & running BitNet on Raspberry Pi 5
• Real-time inference demo
• Performance benchmarks vs other LLMs
• Why this matters for IoT, edge devices, and mobile AI

Model: https://huggingface.co/microsoft/bitnet-b1.58-2B-4T
Framework: bitnet.cpp (1-bit LLM inference engine for CPUs)

bitnet.cpp: https://github.com/microsoft/BitNet

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Видео No GPU? No Problem — 1-Bit AI on Raspberry Pi 5 (BitNet b1.58) канала That Project