TOPIC AI
Base Model the foundational pre-trained model
IN 10 SECONDS
A raw, pre-trained model that has general language knowledge but has not yet been fine-tuned to follow instructions or act as a conversational assistant.
GOTCHA Base models cannot answer direct questions easily unless formatted with few-shot completion prompts.
HOW THE BASE MODEL RESUMES
01 Input string user provides start: 'Once upon a time...'
02 Predict next base model continues text in style of training data.
03 Output completes paragraph in a creative writing style.
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ollama show llama3:text — inspect base text model details
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