Understanding Large Language Models: Learning Their Underlying Concepts and Technologies
Amaratunga Thimira
- SriLanka Apress 2023
- 156
NLP Through Ages Transformers What Makes LLMs Large Popular LLMs Threats, Opportunities and Misconceptions
The book starts with an introduction to the rise of conversational AIs such as ChatGPT, and how they are related to the broader spectrum of large language models. From there, you will learn about natural language processing (NLP), its core concepts, and how it has led to the rise of LLMs. Next, you will gain insight into transformers and how their characteristics, such as self-attention, enhance the capabilities of language modeling, along with the unique capabilities of LLMs. The book concludes with an exploration of the architectures of various LLMs and the opportunities presented by their ever-increasing capabilities--as well as the dangers of their misuse.