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Date Published
Author
bfirsh
Word count
632
Language
English
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None

Summary

In an exploration of language model fine-tuning, the blog post details how the LLaMA model, typically used as an assistant, was successfully adapted to mimic the voice of Homer Simpson from "The Simpsons" with a relatively small dataset of around 60,000 lines of dialogue and a brief training period of 90 minutes. By utilizing the script lines from the first 12 seasons of the show, the team adjusted the training prompts to align with the context of scenes, enabling the model to generate dialogue consistent with the original character's style. This process involved parsing the script into a dataset that included preceding dialogue lines, the character's name, and their subsequent line, which allowed the model to maintain the conversational flow and humor of the character. The blog highlights the ease and speed of this fine-tuning, made possible due to the open-source nature of LLaMA, and encourages further experimentation and sharing of results through platforms like Twitter and Discord.