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Reddit users seek practical advice on fine-tuning small language models

A user on Reddit's r/LocalLLaMA subreddit is seeking practical advice on fine-tuning small language models (SLMs). They are looking for real-world insights beyond generic chatbot responses or documentation, specifically concerning dataset curation, LoRA rank selection for specific tasks, gradient monitoring, and progressive training strategies. The user aims to improve an SLM's knowledge in a specific domain while preserving its general reasoning capabilities, potentially for integration into a pipeline, use as an LLM-as-a-judge, or personal learning. AI

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Reddit users seek practical advice on fine-tuning small language models

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  1. r/LocalLLaMA TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/Alarming_Positive_59 ·

    actual advice about SLM fine tuning?

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>hello real people and less-real bots, i'd appreciate if any of you people who have fine-tuned (either full or peft) more than half a model could share your wisdom about fine-tuning. i know i can ask the friendly neighborhood chatgpt and also unsl…