It's best to choose something you personally find interesting, for example, I'm interested in audio generation, so I'd pick some papers that describe a music/vo

It's best to choose something you personally find interesting, for example, I'm interested in audio generation, so I'd pick some papers that describe a music/voice generation model or algorithm, but to you it might be something completely different. When you do decide on a paper, take a look at Phil Wang's implementation style: https://github.com/lucidrains?tab=repositories https://github.com/lucidrains?tab=repositories, he has hundreds of papers implemented. If you don't already have a GPU machine, you can rent 40GB A100 instance for $1.1/hr or 24GB A10 for $0.6/hr: https://lambdalabs.com/service/gpu-cloud https://lambdalabs.com/service/gpu-cloud.