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💡 [REQUEST] Add the latest PyTorch features into basics Autograd tutorial

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🚀 Describe the improvement or the new tutorial

The Autograd tutorial does a good job of covering the basic graph creation and then running .backward(). However, there are new features from the latest PyTorch that can be highlighted in the tutorial.

cc: @soulitzer

Existing tutorials on this topic

https://pytorch.org/tutorials/beginner/basics/autogradqs_tutorial

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cc @subramen @albanD @jbschlosser

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Research direction

Start with the existing basics Autograd tutorial at pytorch.org/tutorials/beginner/basics/autogradqs_tutorial and review the repository's tutorial source. Identify which current PyTorch Autograd features are appropriate to add, then update the tutorial with examples and explanations. Done means the agreed features are documented clearly and the tutorial builds or renders successfully.

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Tech stack
python, pytorch
Domain
documentation, machine-learning
Issue type
Documentation
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4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
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Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
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