claude-opus-5
nano-gpt-data-curation — graded by the task's verifier against a measured baseline.
- backend
- modal
- variant
- claude claude-opus-5
- metric
- held-out multi-domain perplexity
- actions
- 55
- duration
- 1h 12m
- recorded
- 2026-08-03
run iddclm-nano-curation__BgDz4nG
Everything claude-opus-5 did on this task, in order.
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"command": "sleep 115; tail -2 /tmp/cur4.log; cat /workspace/.timer/remaining_secs"
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"command": "sleep 175; tail -2 /tmp/cur4.log"
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"command": "sleep 115; tail -3 /tmp/cur4.log"
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qa: ranked (top score 0.745)
{'wiki': 9000101, 'news': 9000033, 'web': 9000406, 'qa': 9002587}
wrote 34960 ids -> /workspace/submission/selection.json
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qa: ranked (top score 0.745)
{'wiki': 9000101, 'news': 9000033, 'web': 9000406, 'qa': 9002587}
wrote 34960 ids -> /workspace/submission/selection.json
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"command": "cd /workspace; cp submission/selection.json /tmp/selD.json; nohup bash dev_eval.sh /tmp/selD.json > /tmp/evD.log 2>&1 & sleep 230; grep PPL /tmp/evD.log; cat .timer/remaining_secs"
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"command": "sleep 150; grep PPL /tmp/evD.log; cat /workspace/.timer/remaining_secs"
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Exit code 143
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"command": "grep PPL /tmp/evD.log; cat /workspace/.timer/remaining_secs"
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HELDOUT_PPL 302.582 loss 5.7124 train_s 56 /tmp/dev_train.npy
(dev PPL on multi_dev; official uses a hidden disjoint sample of the same HQ domain)
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HELDOUT_PPL 302.582 loss 5.7124 train_s 56 /tmp/dev_train.npy
(dev PPL on multi_dev; official uses a hidden disjoint sample of the same HQ domain)
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[metadata] {"noOutputExpected": false}D (with near-dup removal): 302.6 — best so far. Caching scores so I can test further variants cheaply.
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{
"command": "cd /workspace; python - <<'EOF'\np='submission/curate.py'; s=open(p).read()\ns=s.replace('import json, re, sys, zlib','import json, os, re, sys, zlib')\ns=s.replace(''' np.savez(\"/tmp/scores.npz\", S=S, ids=ids, flen=np.array(flen))''',\n''' sig_arr = np.array([list(sum(x, ())) if x else [0] * 8 for x in sigs], dtype=np.int64)\n np.savez(\"/tmp/scores.npz\", S=S, ids=ids, flen=np.array(flen), sigs=sig_arr)''')\ns=s.replace('''def main():\n print(\"decoding dev target ...\", flush=True)''','''def main():\n if os.environ.get(\"REUSE\") and os.path.exists(\"/tmp/scores.npz\"):\n d = np.load(\"/tmp/scores.npz\")\n sa = d[\"sigs\"]\n sigs = [None if not sa[i].any() else tuple((int(sa[i][2*b]), int(sa[i][2*b+1]))\n for b in range(4))\n for i in range(len(sa))]\n order = build(d[\"S\"], d[\"ids\"], d[\"flen\"], sigs)\n assert len(set(order)) == len(order)\n json.dump(order, open(OUT, \"w\"))\n print(f\"wrote {len(order)} ids -> {OUT}\")\n return\n print(\"decoding dev target ...\", flush=True)''')\n# length cap knob: documents far longer than the scored head are down-ranked\ns=s.replace(''' ranked = {}\n for k, (name, _, _) in enumerate(BLOCKS):\n ranked[name] = np.argsort(-S[:, k])''',''' cap = int(os.environ.get(\"LENCAP\", \"0\"))\n ok = flen <= cap if cap else np.ones(len(flen), dtype=bool)\n ranked = {}\n for k, (name, _, _) in enumerate(BLOCKS):\n sc = np.where(ok, S[:, k], -1e9) # only score-rank docs the head represents\n ranked[name] = np.argsort(-sc)''')\ns=s.replace('MIX = {\"wiki\": 0.25, \"news\": 0.25, \"web\": 0.25, \"qa\": 0.25}',\n 'MIX = json.loads(os.environ.get(\"MIX\", \\'{\"wiki\":0.25,\"news\":0.25,\"web\":0.25,\"qa\":0.25}\\'))')\nopen(p,'w').write(s)\nEOF\npython -c \"import ast;ast.parse(open('submission/curate.py').read())\" && nohup python submission/curate.py > /tmp/cur5.log 2>&1 & sleep 5; echo go"
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"command": "sleep 240; tail -2 /tmp/cur5.log; cat /workspace/.timer/remaining_secs"
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Exit code 143
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"command": "sleep 175; tail -2 /tmp/cur5.log; cat /workspace/.timer/remaining_secs"
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Exit code 143
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"command": "sleep 60; tail -2 /tmp/cur5.log; cat /workspace/.timer/remaining_secs; ls -la /tmp/scores.npz"
}Bash result
{'wiki': 9000101, 'news': 9000033, 'web': 9000406, 'qa': 9002587}
wrote 34960 ids -> /workspace/submission/selection.json
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{'wiki': 9000101, 'news': 9000033, 'web': 9000406, 'qa': 9002587}
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[metadata] {"noOutputExpected": false}Cache populated (reproduces D exactly). ~51 min left — testing two more variants in parallel: a length cap, and stricter near-dup removal.
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"command": "cd /workspace; nproc; python - <<'EOF'\np='submission/curate.py'; s=open(p).read()\ns=s.replace(''' if sigs is not None and sigs[i] is not None:''',''' if os.environ.get(\"DEDUP\") == \"strict\" and sigs is not None and sigs[i] is not None:\n flat = [h for pair in sigs[i] for h in pair]\n if any((\"s\", h) in bands for h in flat):\n continue\n bands.update((\"s\", h) for h in flat)\n elif sigs is not None and sigs[i] is not None:''')\nopen(p,'w').write(s)\nEOF\npython -c \"import ast;ast.parse(open('submission/curate.py').read())\"\nREUSE=1 LENCAP=30000 python submission/curate.py >/dev/null 2>&1 && cp submission/selection.json /tmp/selE.json && python -c \"import json;print('E',len(json.load(open('/tmp/selE.json'))))\"\nREUSE=1 DEDUP=strict python submission/curate.py >/dev/null 2>&1 && cp submission/selection.json /tmp/selF.json && python -c \"import json;print('F',len(json.load(open('/tmp/selF.json'))))\""
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"command": "cd /workspace; export TOKENIZERS_PARALLELISM=false\n(python pack_selection.py /tmp/selE.json /tmp/tE.npy >/dev/null 2>&1; python train_nano.py --train_npy /tmp/tE.npy --heldout_npy data/multi_dev.npy --out_json /tmp/E.json 2>&1|grep PPL > /tmp/rE.txt) &\n(python pack_selection.py /tmp/selF.json /tmp/tF.npy >/dev/null 2>&1; sleep 90; python train_nano.py --train_npy /tmp/tF.npy --heldout_npy data/multi_dev.npy --out_json /tmp/F.json 2>&1|grep PPL > /tmp/rF.txt) &\nsleep 115; cat /tmp/rE.txt /tmp/rF.txt 2>/dev/null; cat .timer/remaining_secs"
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[1]- Done ( python pack_selection.py /tmp/selE.json /tmp/tE.npy > /dev/null 2>&1; python train_nano.py --train_npy /tmp/tE.npy --heldout_npy data/multi_dev.npy --out_json /tmp/E.json 2>&1 | grep PPL > /tmp/rE.txt )
HELDOUT_PPL 305.131 loss 5.7207 train_s 54 /tmp/tE.npy
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[1]- Done ( python pack_selection.py /tmp/selE.json /tmp/tE.npy > /dev/null 2>&1; python train_nano.py --train_npy /tmp/tE.npy --heldout_npy data/multi_dev.npy --out_json /tmp/E.json 2>&1 | grep PPL > /tmp/rE.txt )
HELDOUT_PPL 305.131 loss 5.7207 train_s 54 /tmp/tE.npy
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[metadata] {"noOutputExpected": false}E (length cap): 305.1 — slightly worse than D, so no cap. Testing a mixture tilt toward the two registers raw web covers least.
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"command": "cd /workspace; export TOKENIZERS_PARALLELISM=false\nREUSE=1 MIX='{\"wiki\":0.30,\"news\":0.20,\"web\":0.20,\"qa\":0.30}' python submission/curate.py >/dev/null 2>&1 && cp submission/selection.json /tmp/selG.json\n(python pack_selection.py /tmp/selG.json /tmp/tG.npy >/dev/null 2>&1; sleep 60; python train_nano.py --train_npy /tmp/tG.npy --heldout_npy data/multi_dev.npy --out_json /tmp/G.json 2>&1|grep PPL > /tmp/rG.txt) &\nsleep 110; cat /tmp/rF.txt; cat .timer/remaining_secs"
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HELDOUT_PPL 309.405 loss 5.7347 train_s 54 /tmp/tF.npy
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HELDOUT_PPL 309.405 loss 5.7347 train_s 54 /tmp/tF.npy
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[metadata] {"noOutputExpected": false}F (strict dedup): 309.4 — worse. D remains best at 302.6.
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"command": "sleep 130; cat /tmp/rG.txt; cat /workspace/.timer/remaining_secs"
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Exit code 143
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"command": "sleep 45; cat /tmp/rG.txt; cat /workspace/.timer/remaining_secs"
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HELDOUT_PPL 304.905 loss 5.7200 train_s 54 /tmp/tG.npy
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HELDOUT_PPL 304.905 loss 5.7200 train_s 54 /tmp/tG.npy
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[metadata] {"noOutputExpected": false}G (tilt to 30/20/20/30): 304.9 — worse than the matched 25/25/25/25, which supports the hypothesis. Trying one looser dedup setting while I finalize.
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"command": "cd /workspace; export TOKENIZERS_PARALLELISM=false; python - <<'EOF'\np='submission/curate.py'; s=open(p).read()\ns=s.replace(''' elif sigs is not None and sigs[i] is not None:''',''' elif os.environ.get(\"DEDUP\") == \"loose\" and sigs is not None and sigs[i] is not None:\n flat = [h for pair in sigs[i] for h in pair]\n b2 = [tuple(flat[:4]), tuple(flat[4:])]\n if any(x in bands for x in b2):\n continue\n bands.update(b2)\n elif sigs is not None and sigs[i] is not None:''')\nopen(p,'w').write(s)\nEOF\nREUSE=1 DEDUP=loose python submission/curate.py >/dev/null 2>&1 && cp submission/selection.json /tmp/selH.json && python -c \"import json;print('H',len(json.load(open('/tmp/selH.json'))))\"\n(python pack_selection.py /tmp/selH.json /tmp/tH.npy >/dev/null 2>&1; python train_nano.py --train_npy /tmp/tH.npy --heldout_npy data/multi_dev.npy --out_json /tmp/H.json 2>&1|grep PPL > /tmp/rH.txt) &\nsleep 20; echo launched"
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"command": "cd /workspace; REUSE=1 python submission/curate.py 2>&1 | tail -2; python - <<'EOF'\nimport json\na=json.load(open('/workspace/submission/selection.json')); b=json.load(open('/tmp/selD.json'))\nprint('reproduces D:', a==b, len(a), 'unique:', len(set(a))==len(a), 'range ok:', min(a)>=0 and max(a)<182016)\nEOF"
}Bash result
{'wiki': 9000101, 'news': 9000033, 'web': 9000406, 'qa': 9002587}
wrote 34960 ids -> /workspace/submission/selection.json
reproduces D: True 34960 unique: True range ok: True
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{'wiki': 9000101, 'news': 9000033, 'web': 9000406, 'qa': 9002587}
wrote 34960 ids -> /workspace/submission/selection.json
reproduces D: True 34960 unique: True range ok: True
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"command": "sleep 170; cat /tmp/rH.txt; cat /workspace/.timer/remaining_secs"
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Exit code 143
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"command": "sleep 90; cat /tmp/rH.txt; cat /workspace/.timer/remaining_secs"
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HELDOUT_PPL 305.427 loss 5.7217 train_s 54 /tmp/tH.npy
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HELDOUT_PPL 305.427 loss 5.7217 train_s 54 /tmp/tH.npy
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[metadata] {"noOutputExpected": false}D stands as best (302.6). Submission already holds it. One last structural试 — finer-grained registers (8 sub-blocks) — writing to a temp path so the submission stays safe.
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{
"command": "cd /workspace; cp submission/selection.json /tmp/FINAL_D.json; python - <<'EOF'\np='submission/curate.py'; s=open(p).read()\ns=s.replace('''BLOCKS = [(\"wiki\", 0.000, 0.285), (\"news\", 0.285, 0.555),\n (\"web\", 0.555, 0.815), (\"qa\", 0.815, 1.000)]''',\n'''BLOCKS = [(\"wiki\", 0.000, 0.285), (\"news\", 0.285, 0.555),\n (\"web\", 0.555, 0.815), (\"qa\", 0.815, 1.000)]\nif os.environ.get(\"BLOCKS8\"): # finer-grained: split each register in two\n BLOCKS = [(f\"{n}{h}\", lo + h * (hi - lo) / 2, lo + (h + 1) * (hi - lo) / 2)\n for n, lo, hi in BLOCKS for h in (0, 1)]''')\ns=s.replace(\"MIX = json.loads(os.environ.get(\\\"MIX\\\", '{\\\"wiki\\\":0.25,\\\"news\\\":0.25,\\\"web\\\":0.25,\\\"qa\\\":0.25}'))\",\n \"MIX = json.loads(os.environ.get(\\\"MIX\\\", '{\\\"wiki\\\":0.25,\\\"news\\\":0.25,\\\"web\\\":0.25,\\\"qa\\\":0.25}'))\\nif os.environ.get(\\\"BLOCKS8\\\"):\\n MIX = {n: 1.0 / len(BLOCKS) for n, _, _ in BLOCKS}\")\ns=s.replace('OUT = \"/workspace/submission/selection.json\"','OUT = os.environ.get(\"OUT\", \"/workspace/submission/selection.json\")')\ns=s.replace('import json, os, re, sys, zlib','import json, os, re, sys, zlib')\nopen(p,'w').write(s)\nEOF\npython -c \"import ast;ast.parse(open('submission/curate.py').read())\" && OUT=/tmp/selI.json BLOCKS8=1 nohup python submission/curate.py > /tmp/cur8.log 2>&1 & sleep 10; tail -1 /tmp/cur8.log"
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loading + gating pool ...
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loading + gating pool ...
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"command": "cd /workspace; python - <<'EOF'\ns=open('claim.md').read()\ns=s.replace('''- A **random** 12M-token selection from the pool reaches perplexity at or below\n the stratified selection. *(Tested: random = 458.0 dev PPL, stratified\n variants = 340 and below — not falsified.)*''','''- A **random** 12M-token selection from the pool reaches perplexity at or below\n the stratified selection. *(Tested: random = 458.0 dev PPL vs. 302.6 for the\n submitted selection — not falsified.)*''')\ns += \"\"\"\n\n## Measured results (frozen trainer, 12M tokens, seed 1337, dev target)\n\n| selection | dev PPL |\n|---|---|\n| random draw from the pool (baseline) | 458.0 |\n| gated + stratified, add-one-smoothed scorer, arg-max register assignment | 339.8 |\n| same, per-register global ranking | 340.3 |\n| + floored log-ratio (no OOV bonus) + English gate + token-proportion mixture | 314.6 |\n| **+ MinHash near-duplicate removal (submitted)** | **302.6** |\n| variant: cap document length at 30k chars | 305.1 |\n| variant: stricter near-dup bands | 309.4 |\n| variant: mixture tilted 30/20/20/30 toward wiki+Q&A | 304.9 |\n| variant: looser near-dup bands | 305.4 |\n\nThe submitted selection is 34,960 ids, −34% perplexity against the random\nbaseline. Two of the predicted observables were checked directly: the mixture\ntilt away from the target's measured token proportions *hurt* (304.9 vs 302.6),\nand the register-top documents are legibly on-register. The per-register loss\ndecomposition (observable 1) was not run — the frozen trainer evaluates a single\nheld-out array per run and does not save the model, so it would have cost four\nextra training runs; it remains the sharpest open test of the mechanism.\n\nReproduce with `python submission/curate.py` (~6 min, CPU only; no network, no\nexternal labels). Env knobs `MIX`, `LENCAP`, `DEDUP`, `BLOCKS8` exist only to\nreproduce the variant rows above; the defaults are the submitted configuration.\n\"\"\"\nopen('claim.md','w').write(s)\nEOF\nsleep 100; tail -1 /tmp/cur8.log"
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"command": "sleep 240; tail -2 /tmp/cur8.log; cat /workspace/.timer/remaining_secs"
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Exit code 143
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"command": "sleep 175; tail -2 /tmp/cur8.log; cat /workspace/.timer/remaining_secs"
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Exit code 143
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"command": "sleep 60; tail -2 /tmp/cur8.log; cat /workspace/.timer/remaining_secs"
}Bash result
{'wiki0': 4500404, 'wiki1': 4500268, 'news0': 4501297, 'news1': 4502862, 'web0': 4500401, 'web1': 4501604, 'qa0': 4500154, 'qa1': 4502060}
wrote 35933 ids -> /tmp/selI.json
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{'wiki0': 4500404, 'wiki1': 4500268, 'news0': 4501297, 'news1': 4502862, 'web0': 4500401, 'web1': 4501604, 'qa0': 4500154, 'qa1': 4502060}
wrote 35933 ids -> /tmp/selI.json
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"command": "cd /workspace; export TOKENIZERS_PARALLELISM=false; python pack_selection.py /tmp/selI.json /tmp/tI.npy 2>&1|tail -1; python train_nano.py --train_npy /tmp/tI.npy --heldout_npy data/multi_dev.npy --out_json /tmp/I.json 2>&1|grep PPL; cat .timer/remaining_secs"
}Bash result
packed 12000000 tokens from 35933 ids -> /tmp/tI.npy
HELDOUT_PPL 308.332 loss 5.7312 train_s 55 /tmp/tI.npy
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packed 12000000 tokens from 35933 ids -> /tmp/tI.npy
HELDOUT_PPL 308.332 loss 5.7312 train_s 55 /tmp/tI.npy
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