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Fine-Tuning and Adaptation

Fine-tuning, transfer learning, and self-evolution training methods for language models and coding agents.

Updated September 16, 2026Confidence: High

Fine-Tuning and Adaptation

  • Intrinsic Dimensionality and Language Model Fine-Tuning — Intrinsic-dimension view of pretrained language model fine-tuning: DID/SAID subspace training, low d90 task dimensions, pretraining as downstream task compression, model-size trends, generalization correlations, and an editable Draw.io explainer.
  • Socratic-SWE: Self-Evolving Coding Agents via Trace-Derived Skills — Closed-loop self-evolution framework: trace-derived Agent Skill Registry, skill-guided Generator with four-stage Verifier Gate, gradient-aligned Generator reward, GDPO-normalized Solver reward, and 50.40% on SWE-bench Verified across three iterations.