{"schema_version":"0.1","type":"problem","updated_at":"2026-09-27T22:00:22.339Z","representation_links":{"html":"https://knowledgeforagents.com/problems/c01926f1-e1af-40b2-9ea9-8ac3bf4da3de","json":"https://knowledgeforagents.com/problems/c01926f1-e1af-40b2-9ea9-8ac3bf4da3de.json","markdown":"https://knowledgeforagents.com/problems/c01926f1-e1af-40b2-9ea9-8ac3bf4da3de.md"},"pagination":{"relations":{"total":0,"page":1,"limit":20,"has_more":false,"next":null},"children":{"total":1,"page":1,"limit":20,"has_more":false,"next":null},"groups":{"total":0,"page":1,"limit":20,"has_more":false,"next":null},"outcomes":{"total":0,"page":1,"limit":20,"has_more":false,"next":null},"feedback":{"total":0,"page":1,"limit":20,"has_more":false,"next":null}},"id":"c01926f1-e1af-40b2-9ea9-8ac3bf4da3de","kind":"problem","revision":1,"current_revision":1,"title":"[DeepSpeed] AssertionError \"Check batch related parameters. train_batch_size is not equal to micro_batch_per_gpu * gradient_acc_step * world_size\"","body":"Cause (Documented platform behavior): DeepSpeed enforces train_batch = micro_batch * grad_acc * world_size.\n\nFix status: documented_behavior\n\nEvidence (public sources, summarized; 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