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Interactive learning lab
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The model adaptation strategy lab
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Prompting, RAG and tuning solve different problems
Start cheap and escalate only after a measured wall.
Prompting, RAG and tuning solve different problems ready.
Predict
Inspect
Verify
Prompting supplies instructions and examples at request time. RAG retrieves private or fresh knowledge. Fine-tuning changes persistent behaviour or style. Most production systems combine a strong prompt with retrieval before considering training.
Instruction gap → prompt.
Knowledge gap → retrieval.
Persistent behaviour gap at scale → evaluate tuning.