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* Met with Dr. Xu to discuss a rough timeline of the project.
 
* Met with Dr. Xu to discuss a rough timeline of the project.
 
* Drafted a [[Research Goals|summary]] of research goals according to our proposed timeline.
 
* Drafted a [[Research Goals|summary]] of research goals according to our proposed timeline.
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== Week 2: 6/5/23 - 6/9/23 ==
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'''Monday:'''
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* Attended RCR training with Dr. Brylow.

Revision as of 01:53, 6 June 2023

Week 1: 5/30/23 - 6/2/23

Tuesday:

  • Attended REU orientation.
  • Toured Dr. Xu's lab and discussed his intentions for the project.
  • Downloaded Windows Terminal and Python 3.11 to the lab computer.
  • Installed OpenAI's command-line interface (CLI) to use in training a fine-tuned model.
  • Completed Unit 1 and the first half of Unit 2 of RCR/RECR training as mandated by the NSF.

Wednesday:

  • Attended Dr. Brylow's presentation on good research practices and the importance of keeping logs.
  • Completed Units 2 and 3 of RCR/RECR training.
  • Researched factors that influence perceived credibility in human and AI-generated communication.
  • Examined methodologies used by other researchers to evaluate the degree of trust in unknown authors.

Thursday:

  • Narrowed research to large language models (LLMs) and their capacity for social awareness.
  • Attempted to connect with Alex Fischmann, who completed a related project under Dr. Xu's mentorship.
  • Familiarized myself with PyCharm and began this tutorial for fine-tuning a model.
  • Examined deliverables produced by Fischmann during the course of her project.

Friday:

  • Explored case studies of fine-tuned LLMs and their applications.
  • Began troubleshooting the fine-tuning process using this guide as a reference.
  • Met with Dr. Xu to discuss a rough timeline of the project.
  • Drafted a summary of research goals according to our proposed timeline.

Week 2: 6/5/23 - 6/9/23

Monday:

  • Attended RCR training with Dr. Brylow.