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Question - Anyone Trained Retrieval Distributed Successfully?

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I am curious is anyone out here has successfully run a basic two tower retrieval model distributing using Horovod or any other method? I am seeing consistently poor results training in a distributed fashion and better with a single GPU (although not incredible). For the Horovod method I am sharding the interaction data across 8 GPUs. Has anyone seen good performance distributing this computation?

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The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by reviewing the two-tower retrieval training setup using Horovod and interaction data sharded across eight GPUs; done would mean identifying the cause of poorer distributed results or documenting a successful distributed approach.

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Tech stack
python, tensorflow
Domain
distributed-systems, machine-learning
Issue type
Bug
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5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
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Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
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