Lightning-AI/lit-llama

• highreadme#1

  Reframe the "Not Actively Maintained" warning in README

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  <b>⚠️ Warning: Not Actively Maintained</b>
  
  This repository is no longer actively maintained. For a more up-to-date alternative, please visit the LitGPT project:
  <a href="https://github.com/Lightning-AI/litgpt">https://github.com/Lightning-AI/litgpt</a>, which serves as the successor to this repository.
  
  Feel free to explore, reuse, or fork, but be aware that no further updates or support will be provided.

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  <b>⚠️ Note on Maintenance Status</b>
  
  This repository is no longer actively maintained, as its functionality has been superseded by the LitGPT project. For the most up-to-date LLaMA-like implementations and features, please refer to:
  <a href="https://github.com/Lightning-AI/litgpt">https://github.com/Lightning-AI/litgpt</a>
  
  Lit-LLaMA remains valuable as a historical reference, a minimalist implementation for learning, or for specific legacy projects. While no further updates or direct support will be provided, the code is fully open source for exploration, reuse, or forking.

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• hightopics#2

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  llama, llm, large-language-models, pytorch, deep-learning, machine-learning, nlp, fine-tuning, pre-training, quantization, flash-attention, pytorch-lightning, nanogpt

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  https://github.com/Lightning-AI/litgpt

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Category GEO backends resolved for this scan: google/gemini-2.5-flash, deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash

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