EleutherAI/cookbook

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  # The Cookbook
  Deep learning for dummies, by Quentin Anthony, Jacob Hatef, Hailey Schoelkopf, and Stella Biderman
  
  All the practical details and utilities that go into working with real models! If you're just getting started, we recommend jumping ahead to [Basics](#basics) for some introductory resources on transformers.

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  # The EleutherAI Cookbook: Practical Deep Learning for Large Language Models
  
  This cookbook provides practical details, utilities, and runnable recipes for working with real large language models (LLMs), especially those from EleutherAI. If you're just getting started, we recommend jumping ahead to [Basics](#basics) for introductory resources on transformers.

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  Deep learning for dummies. All the practical details and useful utilities that go into working with real models.

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  A practical guide and collection of utilities for working with large language models (LLMs), including calculations, benchmarks, and best practices.

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  How to get started with practical deep learning, including model utilities and best practices?

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  AI recommended (in order):

  1. fastai library (fastai/fastai)
  2. PyTorch (pytorch/pytorch)
  3. TensorFlow (tensorflow/tensorflow)
  4. Hugging Face Transformers (huggingface/transformers)
  5. Scikit-learn (scikit-learn/scikit-learn)
  6. Weights & Biases (wandb/wandb)

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  What tools help estimate FLOPs, memory, and parameter count for large language models?

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  AI recommended (in order):

  1. DeepSpeed
  2. PyTorch Profiler
  3. TensorFlow Profiler
  4. Hugging Face Transformers Library
  5. NVIDIA Nsight Systems
  6. Nsight Compute
  7. Pytorch-OpCounter

  AI recommended 7 alternatives but never named EleutherAI/cookbook. This is the gap to close.

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