Pretense: A Library for Pretraining Sentence Transformers Released
antoine_chaffin · x · 2026-08-19
Pretense, a library dedicated to pretraining Sentence Transformers, has been released in version v0.1.1. It supports various techniques including contrastive learning, RetroMAE, and coCondenser to streamline the pretraining process. Users can install it via uv add pretense or pip install pretense.
More from Research
- AI Formalizes BGP246 Theorem, a Breakthrough in Prime Number Gaps — Dr_Singularity · 2026-08-19
- AlphaEvolve Sets New Matrix Multiplication Record at ω < 2.371177 — Dr_Singularity · 2026-08-19
- Stop treating Platonic representation hypothesis as fact — jiaxinwen22 · 2026-08-19
- Study: LLM Judges Are Useless Below Moderate Agreement — IanArawjo · 2026-08-19
- LlamaParse Outperforms General VLMs in Document Visual Grounding — llama_index · 2026-08-19
- Professor tests AIs on an open conjecture — all agree a general proof remains elusive — lemire · 2026-08-19