Three-Project Series
- prerequisites
- Intermediate Python • Beginner PyTorch • Beginner Hugging Face • Beginner NLP & ML
- skills learned
- Building LLM architectures from scratch • Fine-tuning pre-trained LLMs for classification and code generation tasks • Tokenization and preprocessing of text data • Evaluating, optimizing, and running open-source LLMs offline
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team
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In this liveProject series, you’ll take on the role of a data scientist at X Education, tasked with building a self-hosted LLM to cut costs and boost productivity. You’ll code the Llama 3.2 architecture from scratch to master transformers, then work to fine-tune it for lead classification for the marketing team, and adapt it for HTML code generation to support your overworked developer colleagues. Using Unsloth to speed up training on free Colab GPUs, you’ll finish with a fully working LLM that’s flexible, efficient, and free from vendor lock-in.
These projects are designed for learning purposes and are not complete, production-ready applications or solutions.
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Project 1 Build Your First LLM from Scratch, Socratic
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Fine-Tune an LLM for Code Generation - Tutored
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Fine-Tune an LLM for Text Classification - Tutored
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Build Your LLM and Fine-Tune it for Real Tasks, SOCRATIC project for free
Build Your LLM and Fine-Tune it for Real Tasks, SOCRATIC project for free
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- five seats for your team
- access to all Manning books, MEAPs, liveVideos, liveProjects, and audiobooks!
- choose another free product every time you renew
- choose twelve free products per year
- exclusive 50% discount on all purchases
- renews monthly, pause or cancel renewal anytime
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Build Your LLM and Fine-Tune it for Real Tasks, SOCRATIC project for free
Prerequisites
This liveProject is for intermediate Python programmers who understand both data processing and machine learning basics, and are keen to adapt these skills to creating and tuning Large Language Models. TOOLS Intermediate Python Basics of Google Colab Basics of Pandas Basics of PyTorch Basics of Huggingface TECHNIQUES Basics of data preprocessing Basics of machine learning Basics of Text Data Handling
features
- Self-paced
- You choose the schedule and decide how much time to invest as you build your project.
- Project roadmap
- Each project is divided into several achievable steps.
- Get Help
- While within the liveProject platform, get help from fellow participants and even more help with paid sessions with our expert mentors.
- Compare with others
- For each step, compare your deliverable to the solutions by the author and other participants.
- book resources
- Get full access to select books for 90 days. Permanent access to excerpts from Manning products are also included, as well as references to other resources.
