Using the `assistant_model` method in HuggingFace's `transformers` library to accelerate Speculative Decoding

Last Updated on 2024-11-20 by Clay Recently, I attempted to implement various speculative decoding acceleration methods. HuggingFace’s transformers library also provides a corresponding acceleration feature called assistant_model. Today, let me take this opportunity to document it. Before using these methods, it is recommended to create a Python virtual environment and upgrade the transformers library to … Continue reading Using the `assistant_model` method in HuggingFace’s `transformers` library to accelerate Speculative Decoding