in src/model.py [0:0]
def attention_mask(nd, ns, *, dtype):
"""1's in the lower triangle, counting from the lower right corner.
Same as tf.matrix_band_part(tf.ones([nd, ns]), -1, ns-nd), but doesn't produce garbage on TPUs.
"""
i = tf.range(nd)[:,None]
j = tf.range(ns)
m = i >= j - ns + nd
return tf.cast(m, dtype)