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Dec 2024
35m 12s

How LLMs Actually Work

Knownwell
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Ever wondered what really powers LLMs like ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini?

In this episode, Courtney Baker, David DeWolf, and Mohan Rao are joined by John Fowler (Knownwell's Chief Science Officer) and Ramsri Goutham Golla (Lead Data Scientist) to break down the mechanics of large language models (LLMs) in ways that are accessible and relevant for all professionals, not just data scientists.

John and Ramsri help explain how LLMs predict the next word in a sentence, what makes them so powerful, and the role of neural networks and attention mechanisms. They also dive into real-world applications, such as retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and how it’s replacing fine-tuning for more efficient and reliable AI performance.

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