The Ch08 Nb on distilling LLMs is now on GitHub: https://
github.com/rasbt/reasonin
g-from-scratch/blob/main/ch08/01_main-chapter-code/ch08_main.ipynb
… Hard distillation that works with any LLM (minding the terms of service, of course).
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Chapter 8 LLM Distillation Notebook Released on GitHub
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Scikit-Learn Cookbook: 80+ Python Machine Learning Recipes 3rd Edition
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Scikit-learn Cookbook — 80+ recipes for #MachineLearning in Python with scikit-learn [3rd Edition]: http://
amzn.to/4oDGOq7 v/ @PacktDataML 𝓒𝓸𝓷𝓽𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓼:
Common Conventions & API Elements of Scikit-Learn
Pre-Model Workflow and Data Preprocessing
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Sunflower Speech AI Ecosystem Brings Voice Technology to Uganda
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The future of technology in Africa isn’t just written,it’s spoken. Following our launch of the Sunflower Speech AI Ecosystem, we are sharing a deeper look into why real-time voice technology is a necessity for Ugandan languages. In a country where languages are spoken and communication is primarily oral, moving beyond text-based AI is essential for true digital inclusion. Our latest work focuses on: (i)Sub-second latency for natural conversation. (ii)Direct audio understanding to reduce translation errors. (iii)Localized context built specifically for the Ugandan environment. At Sunbird AI, we remain committed to open-source progress to drive the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) and create lasting social impact across the continent. Read the full story on how we are bringing speech AI to Uganda’s many voices: 🔗 medium.com/sunbird-ai/beyond… Access the models here:huggingface.co/Sunbird/Sunfl… #SunbirdAI #SunflowerSpeech #ForAfricasManyVoices #4IR #AIForSocialGood
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DeepSeek LLM Guide: Fine-tuning, Distillation, and Agent Design
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"DeepSeek in Practice: From basics to fine-tuning, distillation, agent design, and prompt engineering of open source LLM" via @PacktDataML at http://
amzn.to/4imbryH Discover DeepSeek's unique traits in the LLM landscape
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OpenFang: Full Operating System for Autonomous AI Agents
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Someone built a full operating system for autonomous AI agents! OpenFang is an agent OS that runs agents for you on schedules instead of waiting for you to prompt them. Written entirely in Rust, compiles to a single 32MB binary. Here's the key difference: Traditional agent
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xAI Releases Grok 4.20 Beta Models
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xAI released 3 new Grok 4.20 models on their APIs – grok-4.20-beta-0309-non-reasoning
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OpenClaw Robotics Platform is a Top Priority
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OpenClaw got me busy 🙂 This is one of my top priorities. Thanks for the reminder
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Flash Attention 4: Advanced AI Model Optimization
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Paper: https://
github.com/Dao-AILab/flas
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Code: https://
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mp.weixin.qq.com/s/b0npsCoBPrbE
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Open Systems Enable Faster AI Progress Through Collaboration
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No, you get the most progress from an open system where everyone can build on each other’s results.
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Building Standard Libraries for New Programming Languages Just Got Easier
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Right, it's never been easier to spin up a good standard library for a new programming language – and that usually takes years