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How to fine-tune a small language model with LoRA
Adapt a small open model to your task with LoRA and QLoRA: choose the right base, build a clean chat-format dataset, train lightweight adapters on a single GPU, read the loss honestly, and know when fine-tuning is the wrong tool entirely.
Ahmad J · Aug 12, 2026 · 4 min read
RAG vs Fine-Tuning: Which One Your Use Case Actually Needs
RAG and fine-tuning solve different problems, knowledge versus behavior, and picking the wrong one wastes money and ships worse results. A practical decision guide with an interactive picker, including why a million-token context window does not retire retrieval.
Ahmad J · Jul 27, 2026 · 10 min read
The real difference between training and inference
Training is when a model's weights change. Inference is when they do not. Almost every confused claim about AI 'learning from your chats' lives in that gap.
Ahmad J · May 12, 2026 · 4 min read