The article discusses how to fine-tune Large Language Models (LLMs) on a custom dataset using Lit-Parrot, a GPT-NeoX model implementation. The process involves installing Lit-Parrot, downloading pre-trained weights, and preparing the dataset. The Dolly 2.0 instruction dataset is used in the tutorial. Once the preparation is complete, fine-tuning involves running the finetune_adapter.py script by providing […]
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The author discusses his implementation of Raft, a consensus algorithm used for replicated state machines, in Go. Raft involves nodes conducting elections to pick a leader, who passes messages to followers and waits for them to commit. Once the message is committed, it is applied to a user-supplied state machine. The author builds a distributed […]
VanJS is an ultra-lightweight, zero-dependency, reactive UI framework that is based on pure vanilla JavaScript and DOM. It is designed to be a scripting language for UI, and offers reactive programming without the need for React or JSX, while still providing declarative DOM tree composition, reusable components, and reactive state binding. VanJS is easy to […]
Basilisks are a family of large, mostly green iguanas found in Central and South America. They prefer dense, mature forests near running streams and are strongly arboreal, adapted to climbing on boughs and branches sometimes many metres from the ground. Basilisks are famous for their ability to run, bipedally, across the surface of water when […]
The tiny corp is a new computer company focused on competing with established players in the AI chip market. The company’s goal is to “commoditize the petaflop” and provide accessible and affordable computing power to the masses. The founder started tinygrad as a toy project to teach himself about neural networks, but it has grown […]
In a recent study published in Nature, a team of researchers including two UC Santa Cruz professors and a former UCSC grad student found that comb jellies, a marine invertebrate, are the most distantly related to all other animals, making them the earliest lineage to branch off the animal tree of life. The research resolves […]
Pixian.AI is a background removal service that can work on a wide range of image types including photos of people, objects, artworks, logos and scanned images. The service supports JPEG, PNG, BMP, GIF and WebP file formats, with PNG as the output. The website image pixel size is limited to 8 megapixels, while the API […]
Since the launch of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, calls, texts, and chats have significantly increased, resulting in more than 4 million total contacts over a ten-month period. However, concerns have arisen that people who contact the service are still being subjected to geolocation tracing of their phone, computer, or mobile device, as well […]