# Condensed: AutoMM for Named Entity Recognition in Chinese - Quick Start

Summary: This tutorial demonstrates implementing Chinese Named Entity Recognition using AutoGluon's MultiModalPredictor. It covers essential techniques for setting up NER models with Chinese pretrained transformers (specifically 'hfl/chinese-lert-small'), loading preprocessed datasets, and configuring model training with specific entity labels (brand, product, pattern, misc). The tutorial helps with tasks like training NER models, making predictions, and visualizing results using AutoGluon's built-in functions. Key features include simplified model configuration, integration with Chinese language models, evaluation methods, and visualization tools for NER results, making it valuable for implementing Chinese text entity extraction systems.

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# AutoMM for Chinese Named Entity Recognition - Quick Start

## Key Implementation Details

### Setup and Data Loading
```python
!pip install autogluon.multimodal

from autogluon.multimodal import MultiModalPredictor
from autogluon.core.utils.loaders import load_pd
from autogluon.multimodal.utils import visualize_ner

# Load preprocessed datasets
train_data = load_pd.load('https://automl-mm-bench.s3.amazonaws.com/ner/taobao-ner/chinese_ner_train.csv')
dev_data = load_pd.load('https://automl-mm-bench.s3.amazonaws.com/ner/taobao-ner/chinese_ner_dev.csv')
```

### Model Training Configuration
```python
# Critical configurations
label_col = "entity_annotations"
model_path = f"./tmp/{uuid.uuid4().hex}-automm_ner"

# Initialize predictor
predictor = MultiModalPredictor(
    problem_type="ner", 
    label=label_col, 
    path=model_path
)

# Train model
predictor.fit(
    train_data=train_data,
    hyperparameters={
        'model.ner_text.checkpoint_name':'hfl/chinese-lert-small'  # Chinese pretrained model
    },
    time_limit=300  # 5 minutes training limit
)
```

### Evaluation and Prediction
```python
# Evaluate model
predictor.evaluate(dev_data)

# Make predictions
predictions = predictor.predict({'text_snippet': [text]})

# Visualize results
visualize_ner(text, predictions[0])
```

## Important Notes

1. **Model Selection**: Use Chinese or multilingual pretrained models for Chinese text (e.g., 'hfl/chinese-lert-small')
2. **Entity Labels**:
   - HPPX: brand
   - HCCX: product
   - XH: pattern
   - MISC: miscellaneous information

## Best Practices

1. Ensure data is properly preprocessed before training
2. Use appropriate pretrained models for the target language
3. Adjust time_limit based on dataset size and requirements
4. Use visualize_ner() for result inspection and debugging

The implementation supports both training and inference for Chinese NER tasks with minimal configuration required.