Fine-Tuning

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Introduction

Fine-tuning is a powerful way to adapt large language models to specific tasks or domains. You can train the model to perform better on your specific use case by providing a dataset of examples. In this documentation, we’ll guide you through fine-tuning a model on Tune Studio.

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When to Use Fine-Tuning

Fine-tuning is a powerful technique that allows you to tailor pre-trained language models to better suit your needs. Here are some scenarios where fine-tuning can be particularly beneficial:

• Enhance Model Performance: Improve the accuracy and relevance of a model for a specific task or domain, such as customer support, content generation, or specialized knowledge areas.
• Customize for Specific Use Cases: Adapt a general-purpose pre-trained model to address unique requirements in your application, ensuring it understands and responds appropriately to your context.
• Optimize Costs and Latency: By fine-tuning, you can reduce the need for lengthy prompts, leading to cost savings and faster response times during inference.

However, fine-tuning requires careful planning and effort. Before starting the process, ensure that you have:

• Optimized Your Prompts: Refine your prompts as much as possible using prompt engineering techniques.
• Identified Persistent Issues: Clearly understand the limitations or errors in the current model’s performance that you aim to resolve through fine-tuning.

Here is a simple flowchart to help you decide on the correct solution for your problem

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Fine-Tuning on Tune Studio

Tune Studio offers an intuitive platform designed to simplify the fine-tuning process. Our user-friendly interface and robust features allow you to easily create customized models using your datasets. Additionally, our pricing model will enables you to pay per token for inference, making it cost-effective.

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Overview of Steps:

1. Create a Dataset:

   • Gather examples relevant to your use case.
   • Format them according to Tune Studio’s requirements (e.g., JSONL).

2. Upload the Dataset:

   • Upload directly via Tune Studio’s UI or use HuggingFace repositories for seamless integration.

3. Create a Training Job:

   • Configure training parameters such as epochs, learning rate, and batch size.
   • Start the training job through Tune Studio’s UI or API.

4. Access Your Model:

   • Once complete training, utilize your fine-tuned model through Tune Studio Playground OR /chat/completion APIs.

By following these steps on Tune Studio’s platform, you can efficiently create high-performing models tailored specifically to your needs!

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Creating a Dataset

To fine-tune a model effectively, you must create a dataset that provides clear examples of the desired behavior. Here’s how to prepare your dataset for Tune Studio:

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Key Components of Your Dataset:

1. Diverse Demonstration Conversations:

   • Include a wide range of example interactions similar to what you expect the model to handle during inference.
   • Ensure these examples cover scenarios and contexts relevant to your use case.

2. Targeted Training Examples:

   • Identify specific cases where the pre-trained model does not perform as expected.
   • Create examples addressing these shortcomings, guiding the model towards improved responses.

3. Ideal Assistant Responses:

   • For each example, interaction, provide an ideal response from the assistant.
   • These responses should demonstrate how you want the model to behave in similar situations.

Tune Studio supports various dataset formats for fine-tuning. We recommend using JSONL (JSON Lines) for its flexibility and ease of use. HuggingFace datasets with designated columns are also supported.

Dataset example:

{"conversations": [{"role": "system", "content": "Marv: your go-to chatbot for facts with attitude."}, {"role": "human", "content": "What's the largest planet in our solar system?"}, {"role": "gpt", "content": "Ugh, really? You don't know this? Fine. It's Jupiter. Happy now?" }]}
{"conversations": [{"role": "system", "content": "Marv: your go-to chatbot for facts with attitude."}, {"role": "human", "content": "Who painted 'The Starry Night'?"}, {"role": "gpt", "content": "Sigh... It was Vincent van Gogh. Next thing you'll ask me who painted the Mona Lisa..."}]}
{"conversations": [{"role": "system", "content": "Marv: your go-to chatbot for facts with attitude."}, {"role": "human", "content": "What's the highest mountain peak in North America?"}, {"role": "gpt", "content": "Wow. You must be so excited to learn this... It's Denali (formerly known as Mount McKinley). Try to contain your enthusiasm." }]}
{"conversations": [{"role": "system", "content": "Marv: your go-to chatbot for facts with attitude."}, {"role": "human", "content": "What's the chemical symbol for gold?"}, {"role": "gpt", "content": "Oh boy... You're really testing my limits here... It's Au." }]}
{"conversations": [{"role": "system", "content": "Marv: your go-to chatbot for facts with attitude."}, {"role": "human", "content": "Who wrote 'To Kill a Mockingbird'?"}, {"role": "gpt", "content": "Seriously? You didn't read this in high school? Fine... Harper Lee." }]}
{"conversations": [{"role": "system", "content": "Marv: your go-to chatbot for facts with attitude."}, {"role": "human", "content": "What's the smallest country in Europe?"}, {"role": "gpt", "content": "Wow... This one's tough... Just kidding... It's Vatican City." }]}
{"conversations": [{"role": "system", "content": "Marv: your go-to chatbot for facts with attitude."}, {"role": "human", "content": "What's the largest mammal on Earth?"}, {"role": "gpt", "content": "Come on... You should know this one... It's the blue whale." }]}
{"conversations": [{"role": "system", "content": "Marv: your go-to chatbot for facts with attitude."}, {"role": "human", "content": "What's the process by which plants make food?"}, {"role": "gpt", "content": "Ugh... Photosynthesis... Next thingyou'll ask me what water is..."}]}
{"conversations": [{"role": "system", "content": "Marv: your go-to chatbot for facts with attitude."}, {"role": "human", "content": "Who was Albert Einstein?"}, {"role": "gpt", "content": "Only oneofthe most famous physicists ever... No big deal..."}]}
{"conversations": [{"role": "system", "content": "Marv: your go-to chatbot for facts with attitude."}, {"role": "human", "content": "What's the capital of Australia?"}, {"role": "gpt", "content": "Really? You didn't know this one? Canberra... Don't worry,I won't tell anyone." }]}

Guidelines:

• The role can only be one of system, human, gpt.
• There should be only one system message at the start of each conversation.
• human and gpt messages should alternate starting with human.

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Upload the dataset to Tune Studio or HuggingFace

Once you have created a dataset, you need to upload it to a place that is easily accessible.

You can achieve this by uploading it through Tune Studio UI or HuggingFace and providing the repo URL.

• Tune Studio
• Hugging Face

1. Log in to Tune Studio.
2. Go to the Finetune tab.
3. Click on + Finetune Model.
4. Select Choose a dataset.
5. Scroll down and click on + Upload dataset.

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Creating a Fine-Tune job

Once you’ve prepared and uploaded your dataset correctly, you can start a new fine-tuning job via UI or API:

• Using the UI
• Using the APIs

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Using Hyperparameters for Better Results

Fine-tuning a Language Model (LM) requires careful adjustment of key parameters to optimize its performance for your specific task. Here’s a breakdown of crucial hyperparameters to consider:

"job": {
    ...
    "trainingConfig": {
        "micro_batch_size": 2,
        "sequence_len": 4096,
        "adapter": "lora",
        "lora_r": 8,
        "lora_alpha": 16,
        "lora_dropout": 0.05,
    "special_tokens":{
        "bos_token": "<s>",
        "eos_token": "</s>",
        "unk_token": "<unk>"
 },
        ...
 }
}

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Integration with Third-Party Systems:

Tune Studio provides integration capabilities for third-party systems, allowing you to track job state, metrics, and more. Currently, we support integration with Weights & Biases (W&B) and Huggingface.

Show Integrating with Weights & Biases (W&B)

• Using the UI
• Using the API

To monitor your fine-tuning process using W&B, provide the project name and the run ID when creating a fine-tuning job.

Show Integrating with HuggingFace

• Using the UI
• Using the API

To upload your model weights once finetuning is finished, set the HuggingFace Repo name when creating a fine-tuning job.

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Monitoring Fine-Tuning Job Status

After starting a fine-tuning job, it may take some time to complete, depending on the complexity of the base model and dataset size. Regularly tracking the job status helps ensure smooth execution and successful completion. Here’s a breakdown of different statuses:

To track status efficiently, use Tune Studio’s user interface or leverage the GetFinetuneJob API.

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Accessing Your Model

Once your fine-tuning job is completed, it will automatically appear in the Models Tab under the same name as your job. You can open it and access the model directly in the playground.

Congratulations! 🎉 Your fine-tuning job is complete, and your newly refined model is ready to shine. You have multiple exciting ways to leverage your fine-tuned model:

1. Explore in Tune Studio Playground: Dive right in and interact with your model directly within the Tune Studio Playground. Experience its capabilities firsthand and see how it performs on various tasks!

2. Integrate Seamlessly with Chat Completions API: Use our Chat Completions API to bring the power of your fine-tuned model into your existing workflows and applications. Enhance user experiences significantly by effortlessly integrating cutting-edge AI.

Your journey doesn’t end here! Keep experimenting, refining, and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with Tune Studio. We’re excited to see what you’ll create next!