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New dataset and fine-tuned Llama model tackle U.S. immigration law

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Researchers have developed ImmigrationQA, a new dataset containing over 17,000 question-answer pairs focused on U.S. immigration law, sourced from official documents and community forums. They fine-tuned a Llama 3.2 3B Instruct model using parameter-efficient LoRA on this dataset, achieving a 27% improvement in mean score compared to the base model. While the fine-tuned model shows gains in procedural areas, it still struggles with complex legal reasoning, and the project's artifacts are publicly released. AI

IMPACT Provides a specialized dataset and fine-tuned model to improve AI's understanding of complex legal domains.

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New dataset and fine-tuned Llama model tackle U.S. immigration law

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Nazarii Shportun ·

    ImmigrationQA: A Source-Grounded Dataset and Small-Model Adaptation for U.S. Immigration Law

    arXiv:2605.30589v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: U.S. immigration law spans thousands of pages of official policy, federal regulations, and procedural guidance that change frequently and carry high stakes for petitioners who lack legal representation. We describe the constructio…

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