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Allow to probe an arbitrary model's checkpoints with the off-the-shelf probes

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Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
20/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale

Research direction

The issue provides no files, tests, or entry points to inspect. Start by clarifying the requirements with the mentor, then identify how off-the-shelf probes currently access model checkpoints; done means an arbitrary model's checkpoints can be probed using those existing probes.

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Description

duration: 350 hours
mentor: @oserikov
difficulty: medium
requirements:
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