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Harness vs. Model: Where Specialization Belongs

As agentic systems reach production, teams keep hitting the same fork: push capability into the model through post-training, or into the harness through orchestration, retrieval, and tool use. Panelists from Generationship, Baseten, Fireworks AI, and Paper Compute weigh when fine-tuning pays off, how to choose between open and closed models, and what it takes to serve custom models.

Speakers

Michelle Yi
Michelle YiCofounder, Generationship
Mudith Jayasekara
Mudith JayasekaraHead of Model Training, Baseten
Rob Ferguson
Rob FergusonVP Technology and Strategy, Fireworks AI
Brian Douglas Headshot
Brian DouglasCEO, Paper Compute Co.