Training
PEFT (Parameter-Efficient Fine-Tuning)
A family of fine-tuning methods that adapt a large pretrained model by training only a small number of new or selected parameters while the original weights stay frozen.
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A family of fine-tuning methods that adapt a large pretrained model by training only a small number of new or selected parameters while the original weights stay frozen. Techniques include LoRA, QLoRA, and prompt or prefix tuning. They cut GPU memory and storage sharply because each task produces a small add-on file instead of a full model copy. Hugging Face's PEFT library is a widely used reference implementation, and it reports performance comparable to full fine-tuning.
Primary source: huggingface.co
Example
In practice, developers reach for PEFT (Parameter-Efficient Fine-Tuning) when they need the capability described above as part of an AI feature or workflow.
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What is PEFT (Parameter-Efficient Fine-Tuning)?
A family of fine-tuning methods that adapt a large pretrained model by training only a small number of new or selected parameters while the original weights stay frozen.
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PEFT (Parameter-Efficient Fine-Tuning) sits in the Training part of the AI stack. Understanding it helps you make better decisions when building, debugging, and shipping AI features.
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Post-Training
Everything done to a pretrained base model to turn it into a useful assistant.
Training
PPO (Proximal Policy Optimization)
A policy-gradient reinforcement learning algorithm, published by OpenAI researchers in 2017, that improves a policy in small, stable steps by clipping its objective so no single update moves too far.
Training
LoRA (Low-Rank Adaptation)
A parameter-efficient fine-tuning method that trains a small set of adapter weights instead of modifying the full model.
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