@stanfordnlp: There are two paths to learning the details (aka “tricks” or “secrets”) of successfully training state-of-the-art langu…

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Stanford NLP promotes the CS336 course as a path to learning the tricks of successfully training state-of-the-art language models.

There are two paths to learning the details (aka “tricks” or “secrets”) of successfully training state-of-the-art language models: 1. Get a job at one of the leading language model companies 2. Complete all the coursework of CS336 We’re not sure which is harder to do 🤔
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There are two paths to learning the details (aka “tricks” or “secrets”) of successfully training state-of-the-art language models:

  1. Get a job at one of the leading language model companies

  2. Complete all the coursework of CS336

We’re not sure which is harder to do 🤔

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