Fine-tuning LLMs
LoRA, QLoRA, datasets, loss curves and evaluation, from building a fine-tuning platform.
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How to fine-tune an LLM: LoRA, QLoRA, datasets and evaluation, from building a fine-tuning platform
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How to prepare a dataset for fine-tuning an LLM: formats, chat templates, how much data, synthetic data, validation and the checklist before you train
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What is RLHF, instruction tuning and DPO? How base models become assistants, what alignment training actually does, and when a small team should use it
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Fine-tuning LLMs
What is quantization in LLMs? 4-bit and 8-bit models, GGUF vs AWQ vs GPTQ, quality loss, and running big models on small hardware
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LoRA vs QLoRA vs full fine-tuning: memory, speed, quality and cost compared, with the settings that matter and how to fine-tune on a free Colab GPU
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What is overfitting in machine learning, and how do you actually prevent it? Train/validation/test splits, regularization, and catching it early
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