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Model Training & Adaptation

Catastrophic forgetting

When new training causes a model to lose capabilities it previously had.

Example

After learning a new task, a model suddenly performs worse on an earlier task.

Why people use it

Knowing how “Catastrophic forgetting” works helps teams adapt models deliberately and diagnose training problems.

What you'll hear

“Would Catastrophic forgetting improve the model for our specific use case?”

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