Lightning-AI / Lightning-AI/litgpt

Feature request: mezo error propagation?

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Description

https://github.com/princeton-nlp/MeZO

I'm wondering how feasible it is to incorporate mezo into this boilerplate code to enable training llms on much smaller footprint of vram.

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Research direction

The issue names no LitGPT files or tests. Start by reviewing the linked MeZO project and LitGPT’s training entry points to determine the integration scope. Done would mean a defined and working MeZO option for lower-VRAM LLM training, with appropriate coverage for its training path.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
ai, machine-learning
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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