Introduction: Evaluating LLM outputs is fundamentally different from traditional ML evaluation. There’s no single ground truth for creative tasks, quality is subjective, and outputs vary with each generation. Yet rigorous evaluation is essential for production systems—you need to know if your prompts are working, if model changes improve quality, and if your system meets user […]
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Fine-Tuning Large Language Models: A Complete Guide to LoRA and QLoRA
Master parameter-efficient fine-tuning with LoRA and QLoRA. Learn how to customize LLMs like Llama 3 and Mistral on consumer hardware with step-by-step implementation guides.
Read more →Text-to-SQL with LLMs: Building Natural Language Database Interfaces
Introduction: Natural language to SQL is one of the most practical LLM applications. Business users can query databases without knowing SQL, analysts can explore data faster, and developers can prototype queries quickly. But naive implementations fail spectacularly—generating invalid SQL, hallucinating table names, or producing queries that return wrong results. This guide covers building robust text-to-SQL […]
Read more →Worldwide Partner Conference 09 – Ballmer Keynote
Microsoft’s annual Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) day 2 kicks off today at 8:30am CDT (see all time zones). Allison L. Watson, head of the Worldwide Partner Group at Microsoft will feature again at WPC, introducing the keynote speakers and interviewing live audience members. Steve Ballmer, chief executive officer of Microsoft, will be the primary keynote […]
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