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Finetuning Large Language Models

In this short course, you’ll learn essential finetuning concepts and how to train a large language model using your own data. You’ll be equipped to incorporate the latest techniques to optimize your model and produce transformative results. When you complete this course, you will be able to: Understand when to apply finetuning on LLMs Prepare your data for finetuning Train and evaluate an LLM on your data With finetuning, you’re able to take your own data to train the model on it, and update the weights of the neural nets in the LLM, changing the model compared to other methods like prompt engineering and Retrieval Augmented Generation. Finetuning allows the model to learn style, form, and can update the model with new knowledge to improve results.

Status: Large Language Modeling
Status: Retrieval-Augmented Generation
IntermediateProject2 hours

Featured reviews

PM

5.0Reviewed Nov 25, 2023

Great course to learn about fine tuning, what it is, what it can accomplish and what the fundamental steps are in being able to achieve it.

MH

5.0Reviewed Apr 30, 2025

Good material. Easy to accomplish length.Hands on project instruction was helpful!

DP

5.0Reviewed Jun 12, 2024

Basic but concrete and useful for understanding the concept.

MD

5.0Reviewed Nov 24, 2023

Excellent zoom in from high level to the more detail. Makes me feel like diving in even more into the finetuning of LLMs

DZ

5.0Reviewed Mar 5, 2025

Excellent course and project to understand fine tuning of the LLMs

SS

5.0Reviewed Nov 9, 2023

Right on point for someone looking to start learning about LLM finetuning

LK

5.0Reviewed Oct 26, 2025

really good course to get started and understand what actually finetuning is, and why do we need it. it is structured pretty well

EC

4.0Reviewed Mar 15, 2024

Muy Instructivo con conceptos importantes sobre fintuning que no tenia previamente

AD

5.0Reviewed Jul 10, 2025

The knowledge acquired in the course will be very helpful to me on my field.

YA

4.0Reviewed Jun 1, 2024

it's very good as a start but needs a little bit to focus on the advanced topics in fine-tuning

MY

4.0Reviewed Apr 28, 2024

good intro to exciting topic. Would be nice to see recommendation of next courses.

RK

5.0Reviewed Sep 21, 2024

It was a great course, short and crisp on topic with hands on side by side

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