# Training and Finetuning Embedding Models with Sentence Transformers

DevFeed: [Training and Finetuning Embedding Models with Sentence Transformers](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/training-and-finetuning-embedding-models-with-sentence-transformers-7529.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://huggingface.co/blog/train-sentence-transformers>)

Author: Tom Aarsen

Published: 2024-05-28T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Hugging Face - Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/hugging-face-blog.md>)

Topics: [sentence-transformers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sentence-transformers.md>), [datasets](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/datasets.md>), [Embeddings](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/embeddings.md>), [hugging face](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hugging-face.md>), [AI Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-development.md>)

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## AI overview

This tutorial explains how to fine-tune Sentence Transformers for task-specific similarity, covering datasets, loss functions, training arguments, evaluators, and the Trainer. It also describes loading training data from the Hugging Face Datasets Hub or local CSV, JSON, Parquet, Arrow, and SQL sources.

## Source excerpt

We're on a journey to advance and democratize artificial intelligence through open source and open science.