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Why Can't Smaller Models Be Trained For Domain Specific Tasks

I have asked this of multiple Frontier & local models, but I get the same answers that seem like BS to me. So, I'm hoping to hear from a human being with technical understanding of how LLMs are trained. If a model like Qwen 3.8 27B can answer tons of useless trivia questions, speak in multiple lang…

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  1. 2026-10-02 13:30 · r/LocalLLM
    Why Can't Smaller Models Be Trained For Domain Specific Tasks

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