flan-ul2
Maintainer: google
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Model overview
flan-ul2 is an encoder-decoder model based on the T5 architecture, developed by Google. It uses the same configuration as the earlier UL2 model, but with some key improvements. Unlike the original UL2 model which had a receptive field of only 512, flan-ul2 has a receptive field of 2048, making it more suitable for few-shot in-context learning tasks. Additionally, the flan-ul2 checkpoint does not require the use of mode switch tokens, which were previously necessary to achieve good performance.
The flan-ul2 model was fine-tuned using the "Flan" prompt tuning approach and a curated dataset. This process aimed to improve the model's few-shot abilities compared to the original UL2 model. Similar models include the flan-t5-xxl and flan-t5-base models, which were also fine-tuned on a broad range of tasks.
Model inputs and outputs
Inputs
- Text: The model accepts natural language text as input, which can be in the form of a single sentence, a paragraph, or a longer passage.
Outputs
- Text: The model generates natural language text as output, which can be used for tasks such as language translation, summarization, question answering, and more.
Capabilities
The flan-ul2 model is capable of a wide range of text-to-text tasks, including translation, summarization, and question answering. Its improved receptive field and removal of mode switch tokens make it better suited for few-shot learning compared to the original UL2 model.
What can I use it for?
The flan-ul2 model can be used as a foundation for various natural language processing applications, such as building chatbots, content generation tools, and personalized language assistants. Its few-shot learning capabilities make it a promising candidate for research into in-context learning and zero-shot task generalization.
Things to try
Experiment with using the flan-ul2 model for few-shot learning tasks, where you provide the model with a small number of examples to guide its understanding of a new task or problem. Additionally, you could fine-tune the model on a specific domain or dataset to further enhance its performance for your particular use case.
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