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amp examples

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Description

A full amp example would be useful. It would help answer questions like:

Do we need to call ".half()" on the model?
Do we need to call init() before the model is built?
Enabling amp seems to slow training down, why might this be?

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Research direction

No file, test, or entry point is named. Start by locating the existing AMP examples and documentation, then compare their setup and training flow with the questions in this issue; done means a complete example explains whether to call half(), when to call init(), and why AMP might slow training.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python, pytorch
Domain
documentation, machine-learning
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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