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Fine-tuning

n. Models 2023

Further training an existing model on a smaller, specific dataset so it gets better at one task, style, or domain.

“We fine-tuned a small model on five years of support tickets.”

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In the history of AI

Part of the Extended list

Fine-tuning is on the Extended list: builder jargon, industry terms, and newer slang for when you want to go further. It entered common use around 2023.