OpenNMT / OpenNMT/CTranslate2

adopt modern bert please!

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Description

New model architecture that should be up ctranslate2's alley!

https://huggingface.co/docs/transformers/main/en/model_doc/modernbert

Apparently, transformers.js has already adopted it...let's do this!

https://github.com/huggingface/transformers.js/pull/1104

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Research direction

Start by reading the linked ModernBERT documentation and the transformers.js pull request. Then identify how CTranslate2 integrates model architectures and determine the required support surface. Done means ModernBERT is supported by CTranslate2 with appropriate validation, though this issue names no files or tests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
machine-learning
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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