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Author implements LoRA from scratch for GPT-2, reduces perplexity

The author details their experience implementing LoRA (Low-Rank Adaptation) from scratch for a GPT-2 model. They successfully trained a small fraction of the model's weights in a short time, observing a reduction in perplexity on a Shakespeare dataset. AI

IMPACT Demonstrates a practical, from-scratch implementation of LoRA for efficient model fine-tuning.

RANK_REASON The item describes a technical implementation and experiment with a fine-tuning technique for a language model. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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Author implements LoRA from scratch for GPT-2, reduces perplexity

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  1. Medium — fine-tuning tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Adarsh Tiwari ·

    LoRA by hand: the format transferred, and some of the content followed

    <div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/@tiwariadarshformal/lora-by-hand-the-format-transferred-and-the-content-started-to-ab8c9e7becb0?source=rss------fine_tuning-5"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1300/1*VFIU0cg010NcG…