This blog will guide you through the process of using the LONGFORMER-BASE-4096 model, fine-tuned on the SQuAD v1 dataset, specifically designed for the question answering task. We will cover installation, usage, and troubleshooting to ensure a smooth experience.
What is LONGFORMER?
The LONGFORMER model is a BERT-like architecture designed to handle long documents, capable of processing sequences with up to 4096 tokens. This makes it ideal for tasks involving larger texts.
Getting Started
Before diving into the implementation, ensure you have the necessary libraries installed. You’ll need the Transformers library from Hugging Face, alongside PyTorch.
Model Training and Fine-tuning
This model was trained using Google Colab with a V100 GPU. You can access the colab here.
- Keep in mind that while training the LONGFORMER for a QA task, by default, it uses sliding-window local attention on all tokens.
- For effective question answering, all question tokens should have global attention.
Fortunately, the LongformerForQuestionAnswering model facilitates this process for you. Here’s what to remember:
- The input sequence must include three separator tokens, formatted as:
s question s context. - The
input_idsshould always be a batch of examples.
Results Overview
Upon evaluation, the LONGFORMER-BASE-4096 model achieved impressive metrics:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Exact Match | 85.1466 |
| F1 | 91.5415 |
Using the Model
To make use of the LONGFORMER model, follow this implementation snippet:
import torch
from transformers import AutoTokenizer, AutoModelForQuestionAnswering
tokenizer = AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained("valhalla/longformer-base-4096-finetuned-squadv1")
model = AutoModelForQuestionAnswering.from_pretrained("valhalla/longformer-base-4096-finetuned-squadv1")
text = "HuggingFace has democratized NLP. Huge thanks to HuggingFace for this."
question = "What has HuggingFace done?"
encoding = tokenizer(question, text, return_tensors="pt")
input_ids = encoding["input_ids"]
attention_mask = encoding["attention_mask"]
start_scores, end_scores = model(input_ids, attention_mask=attention_mask)
all_tokens = tokenizer.convert_ids_to_tokens(input_ids[0].tolist())
answer_tokens = all_tokens[torch.argmax(start_scores) : torch.argmax(end_scores) + 1]
answer = tokenizer.decode(tokenizer.convert_tokens_to_ids(answer_tokens)) # output = democratized NLP
Understanding the Code: An Analogy
Imagine navigating a library to find a book answer to a specific question. Here, the tokenizer is akin to a librarian who knows the layout of the library, helping you locate the right texts based on your question (the model). The start_scores and end_scores represent the librarian’s notes indicating where the answer begins and ends in the text. Finally, once the right pages are identified, the decoder translates the coded answer into readable language, just like the librarian reads aloud the answer from the text you were interested in.
Troubleshooting Tips
If you encounter any issues while implementing the LONGFORMER model, consider the following troubleshooting ideas:
- Ensure that you have the correct versions of the Transformers library and PyTorch installed.
- Check if the input format is correct, particularly the sequence of tokens.
- If the model behaves unexpectedly, reinstall the model using the Hugging Face documentation as a reference.
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Conclusion
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We hope this guide proves helpful in utilizing the LONGFORMER model for your question answering needs!
