AI glossary
What is fine-tuning?
Short answer
Further training a pre-trained model on a smaller, task-specific dataset.
For example
A general chatbot can be fine-tuned on a few thousand customer-support conversations so it answers in a company's tone and knows its products.
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Questions
What is fine-tuning in simple terms?
Further training a pre-trained model on a smaller, task-specific dataset.
What is an example of fine-tuning?
A general chatbot can be fine-tuned on a few thousand customer-support conversations so it answers in a company's tone and knows its products.
Where can I learn about fine-tuning for free?
AI in Bed explains it in the free lesson "Fine-tuning on a budget: LoRA & quantisation" (Advanced level, 6 minutes), with no sign-up.