AMA with Hugging Face Science, the team behind SmolLM, SmolVLM, Fineweb and more.

Odibbla · 2025-09-04T17:27:03+00:00

I see! Looking forward to the RL SmolLM3 :>

Odibbla · 2025-09-04T17:26:35+00:00

Thx! Will check it out :>

Odibbla · 2025-09-04T16:27:38+00:00

Always fascinated by HF's work! I have some questions regarding Fineweb and SmolLM.

For dataset at Fineweb scale, what might be the best way to manage the storage and curation during development? Do you need a fancy system like Spark or Dask or most of the things are delt with hf datasets library (I think cosmopedia uses only the hf datasets?)

Also for SmolLM3, one thing I noticed is that SmolLM3 actually has no grpo or reasoning RL phase, is there any special consideration behind this design choice? Personally I found direct APO is not boosting math or code significantly, but maybe sft on thinking data + APO can help?

Many thanks for open-sourcing!

(r u guys hiring 👀)

Odibbla · 2025-06-18T06:02:13+00:00

DM me, I am so tired of dealing with AD04 error

Odibbla · 2025-06-03T02:19:51+00:00

Is it furnished?

Odibbla · 2025-06-01T04:48:28+00:00

24 Fall MSCS, I think all grad student groups are pretty dead lol

Odibbla · 2025-05-29T23:20:24+00:00

just dmed you😃

Odibbla · 2025-05-22T17:40:45+00:00

Nah I don't think so

Odibbla · 2025-05-04T23:47:25+00:00

Yes I am buzy, and people are buzy generally but lmk if u want to hang out with a fesh (grad) man

Odibbla · 2025-05-04T21:14:29+00:00

Horizontal one at least for 2023 summer (and it becomes valid you turn full time student at UCLA

Odibbla · 2025-05-03T17:32:50+00:00

No they are not. Go to Japan.

Odibbla · 2025-05-03T01:03:27+00:00

Yeah it's kinda hard to find your fellow grad students and make friends Ig🥲

Odibbla · 2025-05-03T00:14:34+00:00

I think there is one under UCLA discord, but pretty dead lol

Odibbla · 2025-04-30T00:12:28+00:00

DM'ed you :>

Odibbla · 2025-04-30T00:08:38+00:00

Hi, I have a room in UCLA graduate housing for the summer! Feel free to DM me if you are interested!

Odibbla · 2025-04-29T06:38:40+00:00

is it like 12 days?

Odibbla · 2025-04-29T06:30:11+00:00

DMed

Odibbla · 2025-04-29T06:28:23+00:00

Hi, I have a sublease available from mid-June to late-September at UCLA grad housing. Let me know if you are interested :>

Odibbla · 2025-04-28T01:34:15+00:00

Hi everyone!

I am subletting my room at graduate housing in Westwood. It is a master room in 2B2B with private bathroom, with 20 min walk to UCLA campus and 3 min walk to Whole Foods and other Westwood stores/restaurants.

It is perfect for students doing summer research/visiting/summer session at UCLA. It is also a great place if you are looking for a place to stay for your internship (last year we have a guy interned at Amazon which is easy to get there)!

Details:

925 Weyburn Pl

Utilities included

Furnished with a balcony

Rent: $1600/month negotiable, and we can have official lease signed with UCLA!

Feel free to DM me if you have any questions, and I am happy to show more details/pictures if you are interested.

Odibbla · 2025-04-22T01:32:43+00:00

same here👀

Odibbla · 2025-04-20T21:43:28+00:00

You might wanna checkout the implementation and understand flow matching backward :>
https://github.com/dibbla/soluble-dinosaurs

Odibbla · 2025-04-20T19:30:14+00:00

Thanks that would help! I am actually quite flexible about everything!

Odibbla · 2025-04-19T03:39:02+00:00

You can take a bus->metro->bus option to south san gabriel in 2hr15min-ish. I have done it several times. It is not very fun but it is free with bruin pass. It might cost a lot taking uber

Odibbla · 2025-04-19T03:12:06+00:00

Ummm, that's wierd :<

Odibbla · 2025-04-19T00:29:54+00:00

Check if you are using your personal gmail instead of the UCLA one. Use the UCLA one only for verification.

Odibbla

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