June 27th, 2024

How to think about creating a dataset for LLM fine-tuning evaluation

Alex Strick van Linschoten emphasizes objective evaluation of LLM fine-tuning, focusing on accuracy, out-of-domain data, information gradations, spelling variations, and structured data tasks. He plans systematic model comparisons for performance enhancement.

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How to think about creating a dataset for LLM fine-tuning evaluation

Alex Strick van Linschoten discusses the process of creating a dataset for evaluating LLM fine-tuning, focusing on core evaluations for accuracy, handling out-of-domain data, interpreting gradations of information, addressing spelling variations, and dealing with complex stories in structured data generation tasks. He emphasizes the importance of assessing model performance objectively rather than relying on intuition. By detailing various evaluation criteria such as measuring correct predictions, adapting to new data, handling ambiguous information, and ensuring consistency in output, he aims to enhance the accuracy and reliability of fine-tuned language models. Van Linschoten plans to implement these evaluations to compare different models and improve their performance systematically.

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By @avgbusinessuser - 5 months
great series of posts, i went down a similar path recently for a slightly different use case - i did not use axolotl though, i was worried about missing out on understanding some details due to potential abstractions. it's great to see documentation on how others tackle similar problems, i documented the process i went through here - https://atredis.com/blog/2024/6/3/how-to-train-your-large-la...
By @msp26 - 5 months
For tasks like data extraction, are people doing full finetunes or training a LoRA? Is it any different for classification?
By @hinkley - 5 months
When you get good enough at filtering the dataset for training, do you still need an AI, or do you understand the problem domain and can use a deterministic system?