Model outputs ?? question marks after a certain epoch 
State: closed | Pull request: no
Labels: name: bug

**Describe the bug**

I am trying to finetune a nvidia/stt_en_fastconformer_transducer_large for arabic ASR. I changed the labels(using bpe tokeniser) and since epoch 50 (out of 100) they were outputing correct output labels . 

But suddenly the model starting predicted these ?? not sure what it means. Request suggestion to what might be the problem

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[NeMo I 2023-10-14 20:59:07 rnnt_wer_bpe:403] reference :ولربك فاصبر
[NeMo I 2023-10-14 20:59:07 rnnt_wer_bpe:404] predicted : ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇ 
[NeMo I 2023-10-14 20:59:08 rnnt_wer_bpe:402] 
    
[NeMo I 2023-10-14 20:59:08 rnnt_wer_bpe:403] reference :فكيف كان عذابي ونذر
[NeMo I 2023-10-14 20:59:08 rnnt_wer_bpe:404] predicted : ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇ 
[NeMo I 2023-10-14 20:59:09 rnnt_wer_bpe:402] 
    
[NeMo I 2023-10-14 20:59:09 rnnt_wer_bpe:403] reference :إذا مسه الشر جزوعا
[NeMo I 2023-10-14 20:59:09 rnnt_wer_bpe:404] predicted : ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇  ⁇ 
[NeMo I 2023-10-14 20:59:17 rnnt_wer_bpe:402] 
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**Steps/Code to reproduce bug**

No ida

**Expected behavior**

The output should not output question mark

**Environment overview (please complete the following information)**

 - Environment location: Collab (GPU)
 - Method of NeMo install: pip install from main branch