Visual intuitive explanations of LLM concepts (LLM University)
Hi HN, We've just published a lot of original, visual, and intuitive explanations of concepts to introduce people to large language models. It's available for free with no sign-up needed and it includes text articles, some video explanations, and code examples/notebooks as well. And we're available to answer your questions in a dedicated Discord channel. You can find it here: https://llm.university/ Having written https://jalammar.github.io/illustrated-transformer/, I've been thinking about these topics and how best to communicate them for half a…
Visual intuitive explanations of LLM concepts (LLM University) launched on May 25, 2023 with 303 votes, #89 of 4,910 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.
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LLM University provides free, visual explanations of large language model concepts through text articles, videos, and code examples with no registration required. It's designed for people learning about LLMs who benefit from intuitive, illustrated approaches to complex topics. The resource stands out for combining multiple learning formats and offering community support through a dedicated Discord channel for questions.
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Hi HN, We've just published a lot of original, visual, and intuitive explanations of concepts to introduce people to large language models. It's available for free with no sign-up needed and it includes text articles, some video explanations, and code examples/notebooks as well. And we're available to answer…
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