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02 C. FOCUS ON LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS
Much of the focus of this document, as well as the currently stand out as particularly transformative.
recent explosion in interest in AI, centers around In the upcoming sections, we will delve into how
LLMs. LLMs represent a significant advancement LLMs work, their emergent properties, and their
in AI technology due not only to their ability to use potential applications.
human language naturally and perform tasks, but
because these models move us closer to machines 1. BASICS OF LLMs
that can understand, respond, and interact in ways
that were once thought to be the exclusive domain LLMs are at the forefront of AI’s current rapid
of human intelligence. Unlike their predecessors, advancements, particularly with respect to
LLMs process information on an unprecedented linguistic capabilities. As will be discussed later,
scale, offering nuanced understanding and LLMs do not just excel at understanding and
generation of language that, while impressive, producing language - a feat impressive enough on
still do not yet fully rival the comprehensive and its own - but current research suggests that these
adaptive intelligence of the human brain. While models also may be gaining something akin to
there are numerous developments in the field actual understanding and reasoning capabilities
of AI that hold promise and intrigue for public by training on vast data sets. Central to their
agencies and the communities they serve, it is effectiveness is their unique architectural design.
the advancements and deployments of LLMs that LLMs are built on neural network architecture,
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