Parameter-Efficient Fine-Tuning
Adapting a model by updating fewer parametersA family of fine-tuning methods that adapts a pretrained model while training only a small subset of parameters.
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PEFT stands for Parameter-Efficient Fine-Tuning. Instead of updating every model parameter, PEFT methods train a smaller set of added or selected parameters to adapt a pretrained model.
A family of methods that adapts a model by training only a small set of parameters.
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PEFT covers multiple methods with different memory, quality, and deployment trade-offs; it is broader than one particular adapter technique.
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- What does PEFT stand for?
- It can stand for Parameter-Efficient Fine-Tuning (Adapting a model by updating fewer parameters). The intended meaning depends on the surrounding context.
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