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30 Days of LLMs: Day 21 —Advanced LLM App Evaluation

For Day 21 of the W&B 30 Days of LLMs, we focus on evaluating and optimizing Large Language Models. Learn effective strategies and the role of user feedback in LLM app enhancement.
Created on December 10|Last edited on December 22
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Day 21: Advanced LLM App Evaluation

Welcome to Day 21 of our complimentary course, "Building LLM-Powered Apps," brought to you by Weights & Biases. In this segment, Darek Kleczek, a Machine Learning Engineer at W&B, guides us through the essential process of improving and fine-tuning Large Language Model (LLM) applications using efficient evaluation methods.

Chapter Highlights

  • Significance of Efficient Evaluation: Grasp the importance of assessing LLM applications for their betterment and fine-tuning.
  • Challenges in Assessing LLMs: Uncover the complexities involved in the evaluation of LLM applications, considering their unpredictable and complex outputs.
  • Methods for Automated Evaluation: Delve into automated evaluation techniques, utilizing datasets with predefined answers, to streamline the assessment process.
  • Detailed Evaluation Techniques: Investigate the detailed evaluation strategy for an in-depth and comprehensive analysis of LLM responses.
  • Incorporating User Feedback for Assessment: Observe the role of user inputs, such as thumbs up/down responses, in gauging the effectiveness of LLM applications in practical situations.
  • Managing Versions with Weights & Biases: Understand the use of Weights & Biases artifacts for version management and performance monitoring in LLM applications.

Key Course Information

  • No deep machine learning knowledge is needed, just some familiarity with Python programming.
  • Strategies for continual enhancement of your LLM applications.
  • Unique perspectives on the LLM tools used by Weights & Biases.

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Preview of the Next Chapter

Be sure to catch tomorrow's chapter, focusing on hands-on methods for the enhancement and optimization of LLM applications.





















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