Release v1.6.1

New functionality:

• Added experimental BFloat16 support for following models
  • Resnet50 v1.5 Training & Inference
  • BERT-Large (Squad) Training & Inference
  • SSD-ResNet34 Training
  • Transformer LT Training
• Added multi instance support training for following models
  • Resnet50 v1.5 Training
  • BERT-Large (Squad) Training
  • SSD-ResNet34 Training
  • Transformer LT Training
• Added following new FP32 model scripts
  • BERT-Large (Squad) Training & Inference
  • SSD-ResNet34 Training
  • Transformer LT Training

Bug fixes:

• Fixed Resnet50 v1.5 training issue while rerunning in same workspace without deleting checkpoints
  Several minor bug fixes and improvements.

Validated Configurations

• Model Zoo v1.6.1 is validated on the following operating system:
  • Ubuntu 18.04