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Fine-tuning
Plain-language meaning
Further training an existing model on selected examples to adapt its behaviour.
Why it matters
It changes model parameters and differs from adding reference documents to a prompt.
Practical example
Train on reviewed examples of a particular output format and evaluate unseen cases.
Common misunderstanding
Choosing fine-tuning merely to provide frequently changing factual documents.
Related concepts
Training · Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
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Reviewed 2026-10-02.
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