Decoding and inference behavior · MLD-0079
Autoregression
Generating or modeling each sequence element conditional on previously available elements.
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Original example
Generate text one token at a time.
Original caveat
Autoregression is not limited to language or Transformers.
Context and aliases
Level: Intermediate. Stages: Inference · Evaluation · Deployment.
Tags: SLM · LLM · NLP.
Aliases: Autoregressive generation.
Related concepts
Concepts linking here
Original references
- Hugging Face: generation strategies ↗ · Reference link
- Fast Inference from Transformers via Speculative Decoding ↗ · Consulted
- vLLM documentation ↗ · Consulted
- Original reference URL ↗