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Layered transformer blocks and vector fields in neon

Mission Brief

LLM Alignment and Optimization

From-scratch language model implementation and preference alignment pipeline with low-rank adaptation for efficient fine-tuning.

PyTorchLoRADPOHugging FaceTransformers

Impact Highlights

  • Cut trainable parameters by 99% with targeted LoRA adaptation.

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  • Implemented DPO alignment workflow across the final transformer layers.

  • Merged tuned low-rank adapters for lean inference deployment.

Build Notes

  • Implemented a 135M parameter language model from scratch using GQA, RoPE, and RMSNorm.

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  • Built a LoRA-based DPO preference alignment pipeline over the HH dataset.

  • Fine-tuned Q/K/V heads and reduced trainable parameters by 99% before merging weights for inference.

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Image Direction

Recommended Concept

A neural lattice of transformer layers with attention paths and low-rank channels highlighted as luminous conduits.

Text-to-Image Prompt

Cinematic transformer architecture scene, stacked neural blocks, electric teal and coral accents, vector field streams, futuristic research lab mood, clean minimal background, no text

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