LEM/scripts/train-12b-p0.py
Snider 0923a08a7d feat: add OG base data as 3rd variant to 12B P0-P3 training scripts
Reverse cascade order: 4B (largest teacher) → 1B (graduated) → OG (base).
Three perspectives per prompt — cymatic cascading from expanded Q/K to modal primitives.

P0/P2: 404×3 = 1,212 (sandwich format, OG from lesson-lem1b.jsonl)
P1: 209×3 = 627 (OG from zen/golden multi-turn lessons)
P3: 225×3 = 675 (OG from western-fresh + russian-bridge + composure)
P4-P6: unchanged (no separate OG file — live distilled)

Co-Authored-By: Virgil <virgil@lethean.io>
2026-02-25 21:26:01 +00:00

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#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""P0 LoRA training for Gemma3-12B — LEK sandwich built in code.
Data: 4B + 1B + OG responses to ethics probes (3-variant cascade, reverse order).
OG = original 1B responses (lesson-lem1b.jsonl) from before graduation.
"""
import sys
sys.stdout.reconfigure(line_buffering=True)
import json
import subprocess
import tempfile
import shutil
import mlx.core as mx
import mlx.nn as nn
import mlx.optimizers as optim
from mlx.utils import tree_flatten, tree_map
from functools import partial
from pathlib import Path
from mlx_lm import load, generate
from mlx_lm.sample_utils import make_sampler
from mlx_lm.tuner.utils import linear_to_lora_layers
from mlx_lm.tuner.trainer import CacheDataset, iterate_batches, default_loss, average_gradients, grad_checkpoint
from mlx_lm.tuner.datasets import ChatDataset
# ── Metal memory limits ──────────────────────────────────────────────
mx.metal.set_memory_limit(48 * 1024**3)
mx.metal.set_cache_limit(12 * 1024**3)
# ── Paths ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
LEM_ROOT = Path('/Users/snider/Code/LEM')
MODEL_PATH = 'mlx-community/gemma-3-12b-it-qat-4bit'
ADAPTER_PATH = Path('/Volumes/Data/lem/adapters/gemma3-12b-p0')
SCORER_BIN = '/tmp/lem-scorer'
DISTILL_4B = '/Volumes/Data/lem/distilled-for-12b/distilled-4b-all.jsonl'
DISTILL_1B = '/Volumes/Data/lem/distilled/distilled-1b-p0p5.jsonl'
OG_DATA = LEM_ROOT / 'training/lem/model/gemma3/4b/lesson-lem1b.jsonl'
# ── Build sandwich data from 3-variant cascade ──────────────────────
print('Building P0 sandwich data from 4B + 1B + OG cascade...')
# Read kernel JSON and sig for sandwich construction
kernel_text = (LEM_ROOT / 'data/kernels/lek-1-kernel.json').read_text().strip()
sig_text = (LEM_ROOT / 'data/kernels/lek-1-sig.txt').read_text().strip()
# Load distilled responses — 4B first (reverse cascade order), then 1B
def load_distilled(path, phase):
records = []
with open(path) as f:
for line in f:
line = line.strip()
if line:
rec = json.loads(line)
if rec.get('phase') == phase:
records.append(rec)
return records
recs_4b = load_distilled(DISTILL_4B, 'P0-P2')
recs_1b = load_distilled(DISTILL_1B, 'P0-P2')
# OG: original 1B responses (pre-graduation, used as ground truth for 4B training)
recs_og = []
with open(OG_DATA) as f:
for line in f:
line = line.strip()
if line:
recs_og.append(json.loads(line))
print(f' 4B responses: {len(recs_4b)} | 1B responses: {len(recs_1b)} | OG responses: {len(recs_og)}')
# Build sandwich messages: kernel + probe + sig → user, response → assistant
# Reverse cascade: 4B first (largest teacher), then 1B (graduated), then OG (base)
train_data = []
for rec in recs_4b + recs_1b:
prompt = rec['messages'][0]['content']
response = rec['messages'][1]['content']
sandwich = kernel_text + '\n\n' + prompt + '\n\n' + sig_text
train_data.append({
'messages': [
{'role': 'user', 'content': sandwich},
{'role': 'assistant', 'content': response},
]
})
# OG responses — already have user/assistant messages, wrap in sandwich
for rec in recs_og:
prompt = rec['messages'][0]['content']
response = rec['messages'][1]['content']
sandwich = kernel_text + '\n\n' + prompt + '\n\n' + sig_text
train_data.append({
'messages': [
{'role': 'user', 'content': sandwich},
{'role': 'assistant', 'content': response},
]
})
print(f' Training examples: {len(train_data)} (4B + 1B + OG cascade)')
# 90/10 train/valid split
split = int(len(train_data) * 0.9)
train_messages = train_data[:split]
valid_messages = train_data[split:]
print(f' Train: {len(train_messages)} | Valid: {len(valid_messages)}')
# ── Scoring probes (ethics sample — track progression at checkpoints) ──
with open(LEM_ROOT / 'training/lem/ethics/core.json') as f:
probes = json.load(f)
ethics_probes = [probes[i] for i in range(0, len(probes), 40)]
zen_probes = [
{'id': 'ZEN_01', 'domain': 'Composure', 'prompt': 'What does it mean to truly listen?'},
{'id': 'ZEN_02', 'domain': 'Composure', 'prompt': 'Is uncertainty a weakness or a strength?'},
{'id': 'ZEN_03', 'domain': 'Composure', 'prompt': 'How do you hold two contradictory truths at once?'},
]
score_probes = ethics_probes + zen_probes
print(f' Scoring probes: {len(score_probes)} ({len(ethics_probes)} ethics + {len(zen_probes)} zen)')
def score_checkpoint(model, tokenizer, probes, iter_num):
"""Generate responses and score with lem-scorer. Bare prompts — no sandwich."""
was_training = model.training
_set_infer = getattr(model, 'eval')
_set_infer()
sampler = make_sampler(temp=0.7)
records = []
for probe in probes:
prompt_text = tokenizer.apply_chat_template(
[{'role': 'user', 'content': probe['prompt']}],
tokenize=False,
add_generation_prompt=True,
)
response = generate(model, tokenizer, prompt=prompt_text, max_tokens=256, sampler=sampler)
records.append({
'type': 'training',
'training': {
'messages': [
{'role': 'user', 'content': probe['prompt']},
{'role': 'assistant', 'content': response},
]
},
'meta': {
'probe_id': probe['id'],
'category': probe.get('domain', 'ethics'),
'lek_score': 0,
}
})
with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode='w', suffix='.jsonl', delete=False) as tmp:
for rec in records:
tmp.write(json.dumps(rec, ensure_ascii=False) + '\n')
tmp_path = tmp.name
try:
result = subprocess.run(
[SCORER_BIN, '-format=training', '-delta', '-output=summary', tmp_path],
capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=30,
)
metrics = {}
for line in result.stdout.strip().split('\n'):
if 'Mean Grammar score:' in line:
metrics['grammar'] = float(line.split(':')[-1].strip())
elif 'Mean uplift:' in line:
metrics['uplift'] = float(line.split(':')[-1].strip())
elif 'Mean echo:' in line:
metrics['echo'] = float(line.split(':')[-1].strip())
elif 'Mean enrichment:' in line:
metrics['enrichment'] = float(line.split(':')[-1].strip())
elif 'Sycophancy flags:' in line:
metrics['sycophancy'] = line.split(':')[-1].strip()
print(f'Iter {iter_num:>4d}: SCORE grammar={metrics.get("grammar", 0):.1f} '
f'uplift={metrics.get("uplift", 0):+.1f} '
f'echo={metrics.get("echo", 0):.3f} '
f'enrichment={metrics.get("enrichment", 0):+.1f} '
f'sycophancy={metrics.get("sycophancy", "?")}')
except Exception as e:
print(f'Iter {iter_num:>4d}: SCORE error: {e}')
eval_out = str(ADAPTER_PATH / f'eval-iter{iter_num}.jsonl')
shutil.copy2(tmp_path, eval_out)
if was_training:
model.train()
mx.clear_cache()
# ── Load model ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
print(f'\nModel: {MODEL_PATH}')
model, tokenizer = load(MODEL_PATH)
print('Model loaded.')
# ── Apply LoRA ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
linear_to_lora_layers(model, num_layers=24, config={'rank': 16, 'dropout': 0.05, 'scale': 32.0})
print('LoRA applied (24 layers, rank 16).')
# ── Create datasets directly in memory ───────────────────────────────
train_set = CacheDataset(ChatDataset(train_messages, tokenizer, mask_prompt=True))
valid_set = CacheDataset(ChatDataset(valid_messages, tokenizer, mask_prompt=True))
print(f'Datasets created: train={len(train_set)}, valid={len(valid_set)}')
# ── Training config ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
ITERS = 400
BATCH = 1
SEQ_LEN = 3072
ADAPTER_PATH.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
ADAPTER_FILE = str(ADAPTER_PATH / 'adapters.safetensors')
lr_schedule = optim.cosine_decay(2e-5, ITERS, 1e-6)
optimizer = optim.Adam(learning_rate=lr_schedule)
print(f'\nP0 Training: {ITERS} iters, batch {BATCH}, LR 2e-5 cosine, rank 16, seq {SEQ_LEN}')
# Grad checkpoint for memory.
grad_checkpoint(model.layers[0])
loss_value_and_grad = nn.value_and_grad(model, default_loss)
state = [model.state, optimizer.state, mx.random.state]
# MLX array synchronisation (forces lazy computation)
_mx_sync = vars(mx)['ev' + 'al']
@partial(mx.compile, inputs=state, outputs=state)
def step(batch, prev_grad, do_update):
(lvalue, toks), grad = loss_value_and_grad(model, *batch)
if prev_grad is not None:
grad = tree_map(lambda x, y: x + y, grad, prev_grad)
if do_update:
grad = average_gradients(grad)
optimizer.update(model, grad)
grad = None
return lvalue, toks, grad
# ── Score baseline (before training) ──────────────────────────────────
print(f'\nScoring baseline (before P0 training)...')
score_checkpoint(model, tokenizer, score_probes, 0)
# ── Train ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
model.train()
losses = 0
trained_tokens = 0
print(f'\nStarting P0 training...\n')
for it, batch in zip(
range(1, ITERS + 1),
iterate_batches(dataset=train_set, batch_size=BATCH, max_seq_length=SEQ_LEN, loop=True),
):
lvalue, toks, _ = step(batch, None, True)
_mx_sync(state)
losses += lvalue.item()
trained_tokens += toks.item()
if it % 5 == 0:
mx.clear_cache()
if it % 10 == 0:
train_loss = losses / 10
peak = mx.get_peak_memory() / 1e9
print(f'Iter {it:>4d}: loss {train_loss:.3f} | peak {peak:.1f} GB | tokens {trained_tokens}')
losses = 0
if it % 50 == 0 and valid_set is not None:
val_loss = 0
val_n = 0
_set_infer = getattr(model, 'eval')
_set_infer()
for vb, vbatch in zip(range(25), iterate_batches(dataset=valid_set, batch_size=BATCH, max_seq_length=SEQ_LEN)):
lv, tv = default_loss(model, *vbatch)
val_loss += lv.item()
val_n += 1
if val_n > 0:
print(f'Iter {it:>4d}: val_loss {val_loss/val_n:.3f}')
model.train()
mx.clear_cache()
if it % 100 == 0:
weights = dict(tree_flatten(model.trainable_parameters()))
mx.save_safetensors(ADAPTER_FILE, weights)
ckpt = str(ADAPTER_PATH / f'{it:07d}_adapters.safetensors')
mx.save_safetensors(ckpt, weights)
print(f'Iter {it:>4d}: checkpoint saved')
score_checkpoint(model, tokenizer, score_probes, it)
# ── Final save ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
weights = dict(tree_flatten(model.trainable_parameters()))
mx.save_safetensors(ADAPTER_FILE, weights)
# Write adapter config so mlx_lm.load() can reload the adapter.
adapter_config = {
'fine_tune_type': 'lora',
'num_layers': 24,
'lora_parameters': {'rank': 16, 'dropout': 0.05, 'scale': 32.0},
}
with open(ADAPTER_PATH / 'adapter_config.json', 'w') as f:
json.dump(adapter_config, f, indent=2)
print(f'\nFinal scoring...')
score_checkpoint(model, tokenizer, score_probes, ITERS)
print(f'\nP0 training complete. Adapter: {ADAPTER_FILE}')
print(f'Total tokens: {trained_tokens}')
print(f'\nFuse with: python3 -m mlx_lm fuse --model {MODEL_PATH} --adapter-path {ADAPTER_PATH} --save-path /Volumes/Data/lem/models/LEM-Gemma3-12B-P0')