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Course Outline
Introduction
Overview of ParlAI Features and Architecture
- ParlAI framework
- Key capabilities and goals
- Core concepts (agents, messages, teachers, and worlds)
Getting Started with ParlAI for Conversational AI
- Installation
- Adding a simple model
- Simple display data script
- Validation and testing
- Tasks
- Agent training and evaluation
- Interacting with models
Working with Tasks and Datasets in ParlAI
- Adding datasets
- Separating data into sets (train, valid, or test)
- Using JSON instead of a text file
- Creating and executing tasks
Exploring Worlds, Sharing, and Batching
- The concept of Worlds
- Agent sharing
- Implementing batching
- Dynamic batching
Using Torch Generator and Ranker Agents
- Torch generator agent
- Torch ranker agent
- Example models
- Creating models
- Training and evaluating models
Adding Built-In and Custom Metrics
- Standard metrics
- Adding custom metrics
- Teacher metrics
- Agent level metrics (global and local)
- List of metrics
Speeding up Training Runs in ParlAI
- Setting a baseline
- Skip generation command
- Dynamic batching training command
- Using FP16 and multiple GPUs
- Background preprocessing
Exploring Other ParlAI Topics
- Using and writing mutators
- Running crowdsourcing tasks
- Using existing chat services
- Swapping out transformer subcomponents
- Running and writing tests
- ParlAI tips and tricks
Troubleshooting
Summary and Conclusion
Requirements
- Knowledge of Python or other programming languages
- General understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) concepts
Audience
- Researchers
- Developers
14 Hours
Delivery Options
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