{
  "id": 65413,
  "title": "Rule question: are we allowed to use pretrained model to do transfer learning?",
  "url": "/competitions/inclusive-images-challenge/discussion/65413",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2018-09-10T17:09:13.921831200Z",
  "votes": null,
  "comment_count": 1,
  "views": 0,
  "content": "<p>I noticed under model eligibility stats that:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n  <p>Competitors are not permitted to warm-start their models using pretrained models, or otherwise use pretrained models in the training of their models.</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>So, I'm wondering are we allowed to use pretrained model for transfer learning. Thanks!</p>",
  "messages": [
    {
      "id": "385263",
      "postDate": "09/10/2018 17:09:13",
      "content": "<p>I noticed under model eligibility stats that:</p>\n\n<blockquote>\n  <p>Competitors are not permitted to warm-start their models using pretrained models, or otherwise use pretrained models in the training of their models.</p>\n</blockquote>\n\n<p>So, I'm wondering are we allowed to use pretrained model for transfer learning. Thanks!</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I noticed under model eligibility stats that:\n\n&gt; Competitors are not permitted to warm-start their models using pretrained models, or otherwise use pretrained models in the training of their models.\n\nSo, I'm wondering are we allowed to use pretrained model for transfer learning. Thanks!",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "385681",
      "postDate": "09/11/2018 12:43:23",
      "content": "<p>Hi NoSegfault,</p>\n\n<p>Pretrained models are not allowed.  For some background information on that decision, see this thread: \n<a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/c/inclusive-images-challenge/discussion/65122\">https://www.kaggle.com/c/inclusive-images-challenge/discussion/65122</a></p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hi NoSegfault,\n\nPretrained models are not allowed.  For some background information on that decision, see this thread: \nhttps://www.kaggle.com/c/inclusive-images-challenge/discussion/65122",
      "votes": null
    }
  ],
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 385681,
      "author_name": "atwoodj",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "09/11/2018 12:43:23",
      "content": "<p>Hi NoSegfault,</p>\n\n<p>Pretrained models are not allowed.  For some background information on that decision, see this thread: \n<a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/c/inclusive-images-challenge/discussion/65122\">https://www.kaggle.com/c/inclusive-images-challenge/discussion/65122</a></p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    }
  ],
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    "385263": "I noticed under model eligibility stats that:\n\n&gt; Competitors are not permitted to warm-start their models using pretrained models, or otherwise use pretrained models in the training of their models.\n\nSo, I'm wondering are we allowed to use pretrained model for transfer learning. Thanks!",
    "385681": "Hi NoSegfault,\n\nPretrained models are not allowed.  For some background information on that decision, see this thread: \nhttps://www.kaggle.com/c/inclusive-images-challenge/discussion/65122"
  },
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}