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Top-k Sampling

Large Language Models · Level 2 of 5

Top-k Sampling

Sampling only from the k highest-scoring token candidates.

Unlike nucleus sampling, it uses a fixed candidate count.

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A decoder samples among its 40 highest-ranked tokens.

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Top-k Sampling. Sampling only from the k highest-scoring token candidates. Unlike nucleus sampling, it uses a fixed candidate count. For example: A decoder samples among its 40 highest-ranked tokens.

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