AI.SEA Co-Labs: How does Fine-Tuning Actually Work (and when should you bother?)
By AI.SEADescription
This session in Kuala Lumpur explores the fine-tuning spectrum for AI models, offering guided discussions and hands-on practice for builders with LLM experience. Gain a deeper understanding of model optimization.
Event Format
other
Start Date
15th May, 2026
End Date
15th May, 2026
Agenda Highlights
- Why the pretrained model already has opinions before you touch it
- The fine-tuning spectrum: what changes, what it costs, and when each approach makes sense
- LoRA, QLoRA, and why low-rank approximations work better than they should
- Loss functions, SFT, and DPO
- what you're actually optimising for and how you'd know if it's wrong
- Hands-on: fine-tuning a small model + comparing base vs fine-tuned outputs
Location Type
Kuala Lumpur, Co-labs Coworking KL Sentral, Kuala Lumpur Sentral, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia