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How to Build a Matryoshka-Optimized Sentence Embedding Model for Ultra-Fast Retrieval with 64-Dimension Truncation

In this tutorial, we fine-tune a Sentence-Transformers embedding model using Matryoshka Representation Learning so that the earliest dimensions of the vector carry the most useful semantic signal. We train with MatryoshkaLoss on triplet data and then validate the key promise of MRL by benchmarking retrieval quality after truncating embeddings to 64, 128, and 256 dimensions. At the end, we save the tuned model and demonstrate how to load it with a small truncate_dim setting for fast and memory-efficient vector search. Check out the  FULL CODES here . Copy Code Copied Use a different Browser !pip -q install -U sentence-transformers datasets accelerate import math import random import numpy as np import torch from datasets import load_dataset from torch.utils.data import DataLoader from sentence_transformers import SentenceTransformer, InputExample from sentence_transformers import losses from sentence_transformers.util import cos_sim def set_seed(seed=42): ran...

How to Build an Atomic-Agents RAG Pipeline with Typed Schemas, Dynamic Context Injection, and Agent Chaining

In this tutorial, we build an advanced, end-to-end learning pipeline around Atomic-Agents by wiring together typed agent interfaces, structured prompting, and a compact retrieval layer that grounds outputs in real project documentation. Also, we demonstrate how to plan retrieval, retrieve relevant context, inject it dynamically into an answering agent, and run an interactive loop that turns the setup into a reusable research assistant for any new Atomic Agents question. Check out the  FULL CODES here . Copy Code Copied Use a different Browser import os, sys, textwrap, time, json, re from typing import List, Optional, Dict, Tuple from dataclasses import dataclass import subprocess subprocess.check_call([sys.executable, "-m", "pip", "install", "-q", "atomic-agents", "instructor", "openai", "pydantic", "requests", "beautifulsoup4", ...

NVIDIA Researchers Introduce KVTC Transform Coding Pipeline to Compress Key-Value Caches by 20x for Efficient LLM Serving

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Serving Large Language Models (LLMs) at scale is a massive engineering challenge because of Key-Value (KV) cache management. As models grow in size and reasoning capability, the KV cache footprint increases and becomes a major bottleneck for throughput and latency. For modern Transformers, this cache can occupy multiple gigabytes. NVIDIA researchers have introduced KVTC (KV Cache Transform Coding). This lightweight transform coder compresses KV caches for compact on-GPU and off-GPU storage. It achieves up to 20x compression while maintaining reasoning and long-context accuracy. For specific use cases, it can reach 40x or higher. https://ift.tt/5XGQN03 The Memory Dilemma in LLM Inference In production, inference frameworks treat local KV caches like databases. Strategies like prefix sharing promote the reuse of caches to speed up responses. However, stale caches consume scarce GPU memory. Developers currently face a difficult choice: Keep the cache: Occupies memory needed ...

Google AI Introduces Natively Adaptive Interfaces (NAI): An Agentic Multimodal Accessibility Framework Built on Gemini for Adaptive UI Design

Google Research is proposing a new way to build accessible software with Natively Adaptive Interfaces (NAI), an agentic framework where a multimodal AI agent becomes the primary user interface and adapts the application in real time to each user’s abilities and context. Instead of shipping a fixed UI and adding accessibility as a separate layer, NAI pushes accessibility into the core architecture. The agent observes, reasons, and then modifies the interface itself, moving from one-size-fits-all design to context-informed decisions. What Natively Adaptive Interfaces (NAI) Change in the Stack ? NAI starts from a simple premise: if an interface is mediated by a multimodal agent, accessibility can be handled by that agent instead of by static menus and settings. Key properties include: The multimodal AI agent is the primary UI surface. It can see text, images, and layouts, listen to speech, and output text, speech, or other modalities. Accessibility is integrated into this agent f...

How to Design Complex Deep Learning Tensor Pipelines Using Einops with Vision, Attention, and Multimodal Examples

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In this tutorial, we walk through advanced usage of Einops to express complex tensor transformations in a clear, readable, and mathematically precise way. We demonstrate how rearrange, reduce, repeat, einsum, and pack/unpack let us reshape, aggregate, and combine tensors without relying on error-prone manual dimension handling. We focus on real deep-learning patterns, such as vision patchification, multi-head attention, and multimodal token mixing, and show how einops serves as a compact tensor manipulation language that integrates naturally with PyTorch. Check out the  FULL CODES here . Copy Code Copied Use a different Browser import sys, subprocess, textwrap, math, time def pip_install(pkg: str): subprocess.check_call([sys.executable, "-m", "pip", "install", "-q", pkg]) pip_install("einops") pip_install("torch") import torch import torch.nn as nn import torch.nn.functional as F from einops import rearr...

Alibaba Open-Sources Zvec: An Embedded Vector Database Bringing SQLite-like Simplicity and High-Performance On-Device RAG to Edge Applications

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Alibaba Tongyi Lab research team released ‘Zvec’, an open source, in-process vector database that targets edge and on-device retrieval workloads. It is positioned as ‘the SQLite of vector databases’ because it runs as a library inside your application and does not require any external service or daemon. It is designed for retrieval augmented generation (RAG), semantic search, and agent workloads that must run locally on laptops, mobile devices, or other constrained hardware/edge devices The core idea is simple. Many applications now need vector search and metadata filtering but do not want to run a separate vector database service. Traditional server style systems are heavy for desktop tools, mobile apps, or command line utilities. An embedded engine that behaves like SQLite but for embeddings fits this gap. https://ift.tt/65kCdQi Why embedded vector search matters for RAG ? RAG and semantic search pipelines need more than a bare index. They need vectors, scalar fields, full CR...

How to Build a Privacy-Preserving Federated Pipeline to Fine-Tune Large Language Models with LoRA Using Flower and PEFT

In this tutorial, we demonstrate how to federate fine-tuning of a large language model using LoRA without ever centralizing private text data. We simulate multiple organizations as virtual clients and show how each client adapts a shared base model locally while exchanging only lightweight LoRA adapter parameters. By combining Flower’s federated learning simulation engine with parameter-efficient fine-tuning, we demonstrate a practical, scalable approach for organizations that want to customize LLMs on sensitive data while preserving privacy and reducing communication and compute costs. Check out the  FULL CODES here . Copy Code Copied Use a different Browser !pip -q install -U "protobuf<5" "flwr[simulation]" transformers peft accelerate datasets sentencepiece import torch if torch.cuda.is_available(): !pip -q install -U bitsandbytes import os os.environ["RAY_DISABLE_USAGE_STATS"] = "1" os.environ["TOKENIZERS_PARALLELISM...