Understanding LLMs
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Training: Pre-training, Fine-tuning, and RLHF
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Pre-training builds raw language ability. Fine-tuning teaches a model to follow instructions in a specific format. RLHF aligns it to human preferences. The same base weights become wildly different products depending on which of these stages you customize.
What you will learn
- Understand the difference between pre-training, fine-tuning, and RLHF
- Explain what instruction-tuning and alignment mean
- Know why a raw pre-trained model behaves differently from a chat model
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