Small Language Models (SLMs) for Domain-Specific Applications Training Course

Introduction to Domain-Specific Language Models for Government

• Overview of language models in artificial intelligence for government applications
• Importance of specialization in language models for addressing specific government needs
• Case studies of successful domain-specific models in public sector operations

Data Curation and Preprocessing for Government

• Identifying and collecting domain-specific datasets relevant to government functions
• Data cleaning and preprocessing techniques tailored for government data sources
• Ethical considerations in dataset creation for government use

Model Training and Fine-Tuning for Government

• Introduction to transfer learning and fine-tuning methods for government applications
• Selecting base models suitable for domain-specific training in public sector contexts
• Techniques for effective fine-tuning of language models for government tasks

Evaluation Metrics and Model Performance for Government

• Metrics for evaluating the performance of domain-specific models in government settings
• Benchmarking models against specific government tasks and requirements
• Understanding limitations and trade-offs in model performance for government use

Deployment Strategies for Government

• Integration of language models into domain-specific applications for government operations
• Scalability and maintenance considerations for deployed models in the public sector
• Continuous learning and model updates to ensure ongoing relevance in government settings

Legal Domain Focus for Government

• Special considerations for legal language models used by government agencies
• Case law and statute corpus for training models for government use
• Applications in legal research, document analysis, and compliance for government entities

Medical Domain Focus for Government

• Challenges in medical language processing for government health services
• HIPAA compliance and data privacy considerations for government health applications
• Use cases in medical literature review and patient interaction within government healthcare programs

Technical Domain Focus for Government

• Implications of technical jargon for language models used by government agencies
• Collaboration with subject matter experts to enhance model accuracy for government tasks
• Generation of technical documentation and code commenting for government projects

Project and Assessment for Government

• Proposal and initial dataset collection for a domain-specific project in a government context
• Presentation of a completed project, including model performance metrics for government review
• Final assessment and feedback from government stakeholders

Summary and Next Steps for Government