Transforming Your Understanding of Large Language Models: A Primer
- đ¤ Speaker: Sadiq Jaffer, Planetary Computing Fellow Department of Computer Science and Technology đ Website
- đ Date & Time: Friday 19 April 2024, 13:00 - 14:00
- đ Venue: GN06, William Gates Building. Zoom link: https://cl-cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/4361570789?pwd=Nkl2T3ZLaTZwRm05bzRTOUUxY3Q4QT09&from=addon
Abstract
This talk gives an introduction to Large Language Models for non-specialists, especially those who might be considering applying them to nature or climate projects. We will cover the recent history of language models and then deep dive on a modern transformer-based language model. We will look at tokenisation, training methods, preference alignment and the future trends in model architectures.
Series This talk is part of the Energy and Environment Group, Department of CST series.
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Friday 19 April 2024, 13:00-14:00