Abstract: In this article, we explore the concept of next token decoder hidden states in the Whisper model implementation using Hugging Face. We discuss the `generate()` function, `super().generate()`, and the `unclear generate()` process.
2024-06-21 by On Exception
Understanding Whisper Models: Next Token Decoder Hidden States in Hugging Face
Whisper is an open-source automatic speech recognition (ASR) model developed by OpenAI. It is a transformer-based model that uses a hybrid encoder-decoder architecture. In this article, we will focus on the implementation of the Whisper model in Hugging Face and specifically on the super().generate() function and how it handles the initial decoder token IDs passed to predict the next token.
Whisper Model in Hugging Face
Hugging Face is a popular library for natural language processing (NLP) tasks. It provides a wide range of pre-trained models, including the Whisper model. The Whisper model in Hugging Face is implemented as a PreTrainedModel and is available in different sizes (tiny, base, small, medium, and large).
The super().generate() Function
The generate() function is a method of the PreTrainedModel class in Hugging Face. It is used to generate a sequence of tokens given an input sequence. In the case of the Whisper model, it is used to generate the transcription of a given audio file.
The super().generate() function takes several arguments, including the input IDs, the attention mask, and the decoder initial token IDs. The input IDs and the attention mask are used to compute the attention weights and the hidden states of the encoder. The decoder initial token IDs are used to initialize the hidden states of the decoder.
Initial Decoder Token IDs
The initial decoder token IDs are an important parameter of the generate() function. They determine the starting point of the decoder and, therefore, the direction of the transcription. In the case of the Whisper model, the initial decoder token IDs are usually set to the special token [BOS] (beginning of sentence).
However, the initial decoder token IDs can also be set to a different value, for example, to a word that is likely to appear at the beginning of the transcription. This can help the model to converge faster and to produce more accurate transcriptions. The choice of the initial decoder token IDs depends on the specific use case and the characteristics of the audio file.
Predicting the Next Token
Once the initial decoder token IDs are set, the generate() function can start predicting the next token. The prediction is based on the hidden states of the encoder and the decoder, as well as on the attention weights. At each step, the function computes the probability distribution over the vocabulary and selects the token with the highest probability as the next token.
The prediction process continues until a special token (e.g., [EOS] or [PAD]) is reached or until a maximum sequence length is reached. The final sequence of tokens is then converted back to text using the tokenizer.
- Whisper is an open-source ASR model developed by OpenAI and implemented in Hugging Face.
- The
generate()function in Hugging Face is used to generate a sequence of tokens given an input sequence. - The initial decoder token IDs are an important parameter of the
generate()function and determine the starting point of the decoder. - The prediction of the next token is based on the hidden states of the encoder and the decoder, as well as on the attention weights.
References
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