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Speculative Decoding

Accelerate LLM inference 2-3x by decoupling drafting from verification. Learn the probability theory behind exact distribution matching and how to deploy speculative decoding in production.

What you'll master

Draft-then-verify approach

Rejection sampling mechanics

Arithmetic intensity

Speedup estimation

Tree-based verification

Memory bandwidth bottleneck

Lossless generation

Speculative sampling

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