GAIN-RL brings self-awareness to fine-tuning

GAIN-RL brings self-awareness to fine-tuning

By reading the geometry of its hidden layers, a model using GAIN-RL learns to prioritize what it doesn’t yet understand. This newsletter explores how GAIN-RL's self-guided approach makes training more efficient and less wasteful.
8 mins read
Oct 20, 2025
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For years, models have been trained through brute repetition. We repeatedly show them the same examples, trusting that sufficient exposure will eventually lead to understanding. It is methodical, measurable, and incredibly expensive.

A new approach called GAIN-RL (Geometry-Aware Intrinsic Network for Reinforcement Learning) suggests that models may not actually need all that repetition. Hidden within their internal representations lies a geometric signal strong enough to tell them what they have learned, and what still challenges them.

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