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revised loading to recycle state dict #706

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Reduces TransformerLens memory initial requirement by ~50% by revising the way models are loaded into HookedTransformer.

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@bryce13950 bryce13950 merged commit db1a7f5 into dev Sep 5, 2024
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@bryce13950 bryce13950 deleted the memory-efficient-loading branch September 5, 2024 17:05
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