[Havoc]

What does “pretrain” mean in this context? It sounds like normal training

[rodonn]

GPT stands for Generative Pre-trained Transformer.

The "main" training step using huge amounts of inputs is called pre-training. The idea is that after that pre-training, you might fine tune the model for your specific use case.

[Havoc]

I see...that makes sense. Thanks for explaining

[Filligree]

As opposed to fine-tuning or in-context learning. It really is normal training.