Snorkel AI: 4B model beats 235B on financial analysis for under $500 with RL and verified data
ajratner · x · 2026-10-18
At AI Engineer World's Fair, Snorkel AI research scientist Charles Dickens showed how verified financial data and reinforcement learning trained a small finance agent that outperforms a 235B model for under $500 — with lessons on tool use, task design, and evaluation.
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