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| language: |
| - en |
| license: mit |
| tags: |
| - model-merging |
| - hybridization |
| - monolingual |
| - zero-padding |
| pretty_name: Monolingual Hybridization Research |
| --- |
| # Monolingual Hybridization Research |
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| **Author:** Mouad Tarif |
| **Date:** April 2026 |
| **Type:** Independent Research Log |
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| ## Summary |
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| This work documents experiments on hybridizing monolingual language models without retraining. The goal is to create a functional merged model that preserves both original languages and exhibits emergent cross-lingual capabilities. |
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| ## Papers |
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| ### Paper 1: Hybridizing the Incompatible |
| **Date:** 11 April 2026 |
| **DOI:** [10.5281/zenodo.19520544](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19520544) |
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| Experiment: Monolingual model + NLLB (Meta). |
| Result: ≈50% success, arithmetic collapse, NLLB dominance. |
| Insight: "Hybridizing is like genetic engineering — the host may reject foreign genes unless made compatible." |
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| ### Paper 2: The Final Hybrid |
| **Date:** 14 April 2026 |
| **DOI:** [10.5281/zenodo.19562409](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19562409) |
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| Method: Zero-padding expansion for 2D tensors, repetition for 1D tensors. RAM limited to 4GB. Tokenizer alignment (tokenizer.json vs vocab.json). |
| Result: Both original languages preserved, no single model dominates, emergent cross-lingual capabilities observed. |
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| ## Code |
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| **Primary Source:** [GitHub: Monolingual-Hybridization](https://github.com/mouad-tarif/Monolingual-Hybridization) |
| **Date:** 14 April 2026 |
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| **Note:** The files below are re-published here for archival and citation purposes. The GitHub repository remains the primary source for the latest version and commit history. |
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| ### Re-published Files |
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| - `hybridize_models.py` — Main hybridization script |
| - `load_and_test_hybrid.py` — Load and test script |
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| **Original Date:** 14 April 2026 |
| **Re-published in Hugging Face:** [Date you upload] |
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| ## Citation |
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| ```bibtex |
| @misc{tarif2026hybrid, |
| title={Monolingual Hybridization Research}, |
| author={Tarif, Mouad}, |
| year={2026}, |
| doi={10.5281/zenodo.19520544} |
| } |
