Beyond Fine-Tuning and Prompt Tweaking: Microsoft's SkillOpt
heypearlai · x · 2026-07-24
Current methods for making AI agents smarter mainly rely on expensive fine-tuning or endlessly tweaking prompts and hoping for the best. Microsoft Research's newly shipped SkillOpt offers a clever third option to optimize agent skills.
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