Gain insights into fine-tuning LLMs with LoRA and QLoRA. Explore parameter-efficient methods, LLM quantization, and hands-on exercises to adapt AI models with minimal resources efficiently.

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This hands-on course will teach you the art of fine-tuning large language models (LLMs). You will also learn advanced techniques like Low-Rank Adaptation (LoRA) and Quantized Low-Rank Adaptation (QLoRA) to customize models such as Llama 3 for specific tasks. The course begins with fundamentals, exploring fine-tuning, the types of fine-tuning, comparison with pretraining, discussion on retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) vs. fine-tuning, and the importance of quantization for reducing model size while maintaining performance.

Gain practical experience through hands-on exercises using quantization methods like int8 and bits and bytes. Delve into parameter-efficient fine-tuning (PEFT) techniques, focusing on implementing LoRA and QLoRA, which enable efficient fine-tuning using limited computational resources. 

After completing this course, you’ll master LLM fine-tuning, PEFT fine-tuning, and advanced quantization parameters, equipping you with the expertise to adapt and optimize LLMs for various applications.

Fine-Tuning LLMs Using LoRA and QLoRA

Larger batch sizes reduce the risk of overfitting but require more memory.

Smaller batch sizes result in faster convergence but require more epochs.


Larger batch sizes speed up the training process but require more memory.


Smaller batch sizes prevent the model from using pretrained knowledge effectively.


Which option is *true* about the batch size?

Which option is true about the batch size?

The model requires more data for training.

The model requires more epochs to improve the performance.

A data scientist trained a model for 10 epochs with a dataset of 20,000 examples. After 6 epochs, the model achieved 93% training accuracy. However, when evaluated on a validation set, the accuracy drops to 81%. 

What is likely to be the problem with the model?


A data scientist trained a model for 10 epochs with a dataset of 20,000 examples. After 6 epochs, the model achieved 93% training accuracy. However, when evaluated on a validation set, the accuracy drops to 81%.
What is likely to be the problem with the model?

Consider a dataset of 5000 images to fine-tune a model for image classification tasks. If the GPU memory can handle a maximum batch size of 256, how many iterations are needed to complete one epoch?

Consider a dataset of 5000 images to fine-tune a model for image classification tasks. If the GPU memory can handle a maximum batch size of 256, how many iterations are needed to complete one epoch?

Which partial fine-tuning method involves training only the bias-terms of the model?


Which partial fine-tuning method involves training only the bias-terms of the model?

It improves the model performance when the dataset is large and complex.

It reduces the computational cost of fine-tuning.

It increases the training time of the model.

It mitigates the issue of catastrophic forgetting.

**(Select all that apply.)** Which statement is *true* for the parametric efficient fine-tuning (PEFT) technique?

(Select all that apply.) Which statement is true for the parametric efficient fine-tuning (PEFT) technique?

What is the drawback of quantization?

Test your understanding of fine-tuning by taking this quiz.

Getting Started

Basics of Fine-Tuning

Exploring LoRA

Wrap Up

Quiz: Basics of Fine-Tuning