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  • Relative Positional Encoding as a Query-Key Bias

  • Shared Learnable Bias per Offset

T5 Bias for Relative Positional Embedding

The T5 bias, introduced by Raffel et al. (2020), is an advanced approach that generalizes the concept of offset-specific biases. To address the generalization problem of assigning a unique parameter to every offset, T5 groups various query-key offsets into a limited number of 'buckets.' Each bucket is then associated with a single, shared learnable parameter, enabling the model to handle a wide range of relative positions, including those not seen during training.

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Ch.2 Generative Models - Foundations of Large Language Models

Foundations of Large Language Models

Foundations of Large Language Models Course

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