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Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate AI-102 · Domain 2: Implement generative AI solutions

Fine-tuning vs prompt engineering vs RAG: when each approach fits and how fine-tuning data is prepared

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Last reviewed September 25, 2026 · Leer en español

When a base model does not do what you want, there are three main ways to improve it, and the exam often asks which to use. They solve different problems and are often combined, so think about what is actually wrong.

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