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Hobbyist trains small LLM from scratch on 8GB VRAM

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A Reddit user successfully trained a small language model from scratch using only 8GB of VRAM. The project, available on GitHub, focused on the TinyStories dataset and explored various training techniques. While the resulting model is only 25 million parameters, the user expressed satisfaction with achieving this feat on limited hardware. AI

IMPACT Demonstrates feasibility of training small models on consumer hardware, potentially lowering barriers for experimentation.

RANK_REASON User-driven research project releasing a small model. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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Hobbyist trains small LLM from scratch on 8GB VRAM

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  1. r/LocalLLaMA TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/tevlon ·

    Me train LLM on 8GB from Scratch. Me happy

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I made post yesterday: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1tqjuzg/why_is_there_no_community_project_for_training/">https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1tqjuzg/why_is_there_no_community_project_for_training/</a></p> <p>…

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