Building with AI

Fine-Tuning

Giving an already-trained AI extra training on specific examples to specialise it.

In everyday terms

A general model can be fine-tuned on thousands of customer-support replies so it writes in your company's style.

For professionals

Continued training on a narrower dataset, full or parameter-efficient (e.g. LoRA). Changes behaviour and style more reliably than it adds facts.

Think of it like…

A qualified doctor doing a specialist residency.

You've already seen it

Custom models, "trained on our data" claims, specialised medical or legal assistants.

Myth vs reality

Myth: Fine-tuning is the best way to teach an AI your company's facts.

Reality: For facts that change, RAG is usually better. Fine-tuning suits style and format.

Quick check

To make an AI always reply in your brand's tone, the best fit is…

Show answer

Fine-tuning: Fine-tuning shapes style and behaviour.

Builds on

Training

Related

Training · Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) · Prompt Engineering

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