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LoRA

A cheap fine-tuning method that trains a small set of extra weights instead of the whole model.

Also called: low-rank adaptation, adapter, PEFT

A cheap fine-tuning method that trains a small set of extra weights instead of the whole model.

Why it mattersPuts custom models within reach of a laptop budget rather than a data centre one.

See also Fine-Tuning, Open-Weights Model

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