Anyone still doing fine-tunes on consumer grade hardware?
English summary
A Reddit user from r/LocalLLaMA noted that the community's visible fine-tuning activity on consumer-grade hardware has seemingly dropped off, particularly after the release of capable generalist models like Llama-3-8B. They speculate that improved base models may reduce the need for custom fine-tunes, as prompt tweaking often suffices. The user expressed nostalgia for the earlier era when home-brewed models trained with tools like Unsloth or MLX were frequently shared, and asked whether others are still fine-tuning locally. They also inquired about subreddits more dedicated to local model training.
Chinese summary
r/LocalLLaMA的一位用户注意到，社区中消费级硬件微调的活动似乎减少了，尤其是在像Llama-3-8B这样强大的通用模型发布之后。他们推测，基础模型的改进可能降低了对定制微调的需求，因为提示词调整通常就足够了。该用户怀念早期使用Unsloth或MLX等工具进行自制微调并频繁分享的时期，并询问是否还有人在本地进行微调。他们还询问了更专注于本地模型训练的子版块。
Key points
A subreddit user noticed a decline in consumer-grade fine-tuning posts after models like Llama-3-8B became capable enough for prompt tweaking.
有用户注意到，在Llama-3-8B等模型变得足够强大后，消费者级微调的帖子减少了。
The user speculates that the need for custom fine-tunes decreased because prompt engineering with smarter base models often suffices.
用户推测，由于更智能的基础模型配合提示词工程通常足够，定制微调的需求下降了。
The user expressed nostalgia for the previous era when Unsloth and MLX fine-tunes were frequently shared.
用户怀念过去经常共享Unsloth和MLX微调模型的时期。
They asked whether others still fine-tune locally and requested recommendations for more training-focused subreddits.
用户询问是否仍有人在本地微调，并请求推荐更专注于模型训练的子版块。