
OpenAI RL Fine-Tuning: What you need to know and when you should use it
OpenAI dropped Reinforcement Fine-Tuning (RFT) in late 2024, bringing academic RL techniques to everyday developers—one AI researcher called it "RL for the masses." Unlike traditional fine-tuning where models memorize examples, RFT trains models through trial-and-error with rewards, creating a breakthrough moment for developers trying to squeeze better