Finetuning Llama3-8B fails due to lack of a PAD token in new tokenizer
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Description
I attempted a workaround, but the output from finetuning doesn't look quite right. Has anyone made a working fix for this issue?
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The issue names no file, test, or entry point; begin by reproducing Finetuning Llama3-8B with the new tokenizer and tracing the PAD-token handling. Done means a documented fix that completes finetuning and produces correct-looking output, with validation against the reported failure.
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- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- machine-learning
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Needs clarification
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