How does AI actually work? Transformers explained

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How GPT and other large language models (LLMs) work. Transformers explained. How AI works. #ai #llm #machinelearning #datascience #transformer Thanks to our sponsor Genspark. Try it for free https://bit.ly/4uM3PLS Attention is all you need https://arxiv.org/html/1706.03762v7 0:00 Intro 0:33 The transformer model 1:30 Predicting the next word 2:30 Tokenization 5:06 Representing meaning 7:17 Positional encoding 9:17 Attention head 14:49 Genspark 16:35 Multiple heads 19:30 Add and norm 21:45 Feed forward neural net 24:08 Multiple decoder blocks 24:50 Final layer 27:03 Training the model Newsletter: https://aisearch.substack.com/ Find AI tools & jobs: https://ai-search.io/ Support: https://ko-fi.com/aisearch Here's my equipment, in case you're wondering: Lenovo Thinkbook: https://amzn.to/4jWeKwH Dell Precision 5690: https://www.dell.com/en-us/dt/ai-technologies/index.htm?utm_source=AISearchTools&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=precisionai#tab0=0 GPU: Nvidia RTX 5000 Ada https://nvda.ws/3zfqGqS Mic: Shure SM7B https://amzn.to/3DErjt1 Audio interface: Scarlett Solo https://amzn.to/3qELMeu

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