  Information extraction tasks require both accurate, efficient, and
generalisable models. Classical supervised deep learning approaches can achieve
the required performance, but they need large datasets and are limited in their
ability to adapt to different tasks. On the other hand, large language models
(LLMs) demonstrate good generalization, meaning that they can adapt to many
different tasks based on user requests. However, LLMs are computationally
expensive and tend to fail to generate structured outputs. In this article, we
will introduce a new kind of GLiNER model that can be used for various
information extraction tasks while being a small encoder model. Our model
achieved SoTA performance on zero-shot NER benchmarks and leading performance
on question-answering, summarization and relation extraction tasks.
Additionally, in this article, we will cover experimental results on
self-learning approaches for named entity recognition using GLiNER models.
