Does this support memory-efficient attention?

Yes, the skill includes configurations and dependencies for FlashAttention to maintain performance at high token counts.

Is extensive fine-tuning required to extend context?

Not necessarily. Methods like Position Interpolation can work with as few as 1,000 fine-tuning steps, while YaRN is designed to be 10x more efficient than standard baselines.

What techniques does this skill cover?

It provides code and guidance for RoPE (Rotary Position Embeddings), YaRN, ALiBi, and Position Interpolation for context window management.

Can I use this with Llama models?

Yes, it includes specific implementation patterns for extending Llama and Mistral models up to 128k tokens.

Long Context Transformer Extension

Name: Long Context Transformer Extension
Author: zechenzhangAGI

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데이터 과학 및 ML

Extends transformer context windows using RoPE, YaRN, and ALiBi techniques to process documents exceeding 128k tokens.

소개

This skill provides comprehensive implementation patterns and research-backed techniques for extending the context limits of large language models. It covers essential methods like Rotary Position Embeddings (RoPE), YaRN, ALiBi, and Position Interpolation, enabling AI engineers to handle massive datasets, fine-tune models for increased token limits (scaling from 32k to over 128k), and implement efficient positional encodings with minimal computational overhead. It is an essential toolkit for anyone building or fine-tuning LLMs for long-form document analysis and complex retrieval tasks.

주요 기능

Compatibility with HuggingFace Transformers and FlashAttention
Implementation patterns for Rotary Position Embeddings (RoPE)
ALiBi (Attention with Linear Biases) for superior length extrapolation
384 GitHub stars
YaRN (Yet another RoPE extensioN) for context extension up to 128k tokens
Position Interpolation strategies for rapid context window expansion

사용 사례

Training new transformer architectures that require inductive bias towards recent tokens
Extending pre-trained models like Llama or Mistral beyond their original token limits with minimal compute
Processing massive technical manuals, legal corpora, or medical records in a single context window

소개

주요 기능

Compatibility with HuggingFace Transformers and FlashAttention
Implementation patterns for Rotary Position Embeddings (RoPE)
ALiBi (Attention with Linear Biases) for superior length extrapolation
384 GitHub stars
YaRN (Yet another RoPE extensioN) for context extension up to 128k tokens
Position Interpolation strategies for rapid context window expansion

사용 사례

Training new transformer architectures that require inductive bias towards recent tokens
Extending pre-trained models like Llama or Mistral beyond their original token limits with minimal compute
Processing massive technical manuals, legal corpora, or medical records in a single context window