Principle of Quality Over Quantity in Fine-Tuning Data
A fundamental principle in training Natural Language Processing models is that the quality of the data often outweighs its quantity. Utilizing a smaller, high-quality dataset can be more advantageous for model performance than using a larger but lower-quality one, making data quality a critical factor in the fine-tuning process.
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Ch.4 Alignment - Foundations of Large Language Models
Foundations of Large Language Models
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