Matze: Zero Published Research On Fine-Tuning LLMs For Voice Sales
Evgeny Matze · #2292 AI Automation that makes cold calls · Jan 8, 2026 · at 18:29
Rezora co-founder Evgeny Matze describes the lack of existing technical literature on fine-tuning conversational LLMs for phone sales.
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“There's literally no research out there on this topic. Zero.”
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