Is Warmup Obsolete in Modern Transformer Fine-tuning?
kalomaze · x · 2026-08-19
The author asks whether using learning rate warmup in modern transformer fine-tuning (i.e., general SFT) actually leads to reliably better evaluation results. The question explores whether the community has obviated the need for warmup, sparking a discussion on optimal practices for current training schedules.
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