Semantic Prompt Generation for Fine-Tuning-Free ML Task Adaptation

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Solution Overview

Problem

General machine learning models require expensive and time-consuming training to perform specific tasks, limiting their timely application and innovative potential.

Innovation Solution

Generating prompts that simulate training and fine-tuned specialization of general ML models without the need for fine-tuning, using a system that includes a computing device, data stores, and a response engine to generate and evaluate model outputs based on semantic context and task objectives.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If general ML models are trained on specific training data sets to perform specific tasks, then the model can produce relevant, repeatable, and consistent results, but the training process becomes expensive and time-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemodel result consistencyVSAvoidtraining time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by generating synthetic training data and creating prompt templates in advance. The prompt library is pre-populated with task-specific prompts that can be directly used without additional training, allowing the model to be quickly adapted to new tasks by simply selecting and applying pre-prepared prompts rather than undergoing time-consuming retraining processes

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system creates copies of training data through synthetic data generation and copies of task-specific configurations through prompt templates. Instead of retraining the model on actual task-specific data, the system generates synthetic training examples and prompt templates that replicate the essential characteristics of task-specific training, enabling rapid task adaptation without expensive and time-consuming fine-tuning processes

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

2Reliability

If general ML models are trained on specific training data sets to perform specific tasks, then the model can produce relevant, repeatable, and consistent results, but the training cost increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemodel result consistencyVSAvoidtraining cost
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by generating synthetic training data and creating prompt templates in advance. The prompt library is pre-populated with task-specific prompts that can be directly used without additional training, allowing the model to be quickly adapted to new tasks by simply selecting and applying pre-prepared prompts rather than undergoing expensive fine-tuning processes

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system creates copies of training data through synthetic data generation and copies of task-specific configurations through prompt templates. Instead of retraining the model on actual task-specific data, the system generates synthetic training examples and prompt templates that replicate the essential characteristics of task-specific training, enabling rapid task adaptation without expensive fine-tuning

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

3Reliability

If fine-tuned ML models are used for specific tasks, then task performance is improved, but the ability to quickly adapt to new tasks is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetask performanceVSAvoidtask adaptability
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system achieves universality by creating a prompt library that can handle multiple different tasks with a single general ML model. The prompt templates are designed to be task-specific yet universally applicable, allowing the model to adapt to various tasks by selecting appropriate prompts from the library without requiring task-specific fine-tuning, thus maintaining both high task performance and rapid adaptability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary actions by generating synthetic training data and creating prompt templates in advance. The prompt library is pre-populated with task-specific prompts that can be directly used without additional training, allowing the model to be quickly adapted to new tasks by simply selecting and applying pre-prepared prompts rather than undergoing expensive fine-tuning processes

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS12505296B2Prompt generation simulating fine-tuning for a machine learning model
Publication Date: 2025.12.23 MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC
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AI summary

Aspects of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods for generating one or more prompts based on an input and the semantic context associated with the input. In examples, the prompts may be provided as input to one or more general ML models to provide a semantic context around the input and/or output of the model. The prompt simulates training and fine-tuned specialization of the general ML model without the need to use a fine-tuning process to actually train the general ML model into a fine-tuned state. Additionally, the model output may be evaluated for responsiveness to the input prior to being returned to the user. An advantage of the present disclosure is that it allows a general ML model to be applied to a plurality of applications without the need for expensive and time-consuming training to fine-tune the ML model.