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 # whether to mask out or include the human's prompt from the training labels
 train_on_inputs: false
-# don't use this, leads to wonky training (according to someone on the internet)
+# group similarly sized data to minimize padding
+# may be slower to start as it must download and sort the entire dataset
 group_by_length: false
 
 # Whether to use gradient checkpointing https://huggingface.co/docs/transformers/v4.18.0/en/performance#gradient-checkpointing