verl-project/verl

Fused CE loss integration

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#97 opened on Jan 12, 2025

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Description

Integrate it with main stream models: https://github.com/apple/ml-cross-entropy so that model with large vocab size uses much less memory

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Research direction
Explore the fusion of the cross entropy loss from apple/ml cross entropy into the training loop of main models in verl project/verl. Identify the model's current loss function and replace it with the fused version, ensuring gradient computation and memory savings.
Tech stack
pythonpytorch
Domain
backendai
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Feature
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2
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Half day
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Active
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Clear
Prerequisites
PythonPyTorch
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60