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[QUESTION] There is already a 32-bit model parameter in the optimizer state. Why do we need to store a separate copy of the model parameters in the checkpoint?

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There is already a 32-bit model parameter in the optimizer state. Why do we need to store a separate copy of the model parameters in the checkpoint?

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