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Decoding Large Language Models

You're reading from   Decoding Large Language Models An exhaustive guide to understanding, implementing, and optimizing LLMs for NLP applications

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781835084656
Length 396 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Irena Cronin Irena Cronin
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Table of Contents (22) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1: The Foundations of Large Language Models (LLMs)
2. Chapter 1: LLM Architecture FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: How LLMs Make Decisions 4. Part 2: Mastering LLM Development
5. Chapter 3: The Mechanics of Training LLMs 6. Chapter 4: Advanced Training Strategies 7. Chapter 5: Fine-Tuning LLMs for Specific Applications 8. Chapter 6: Testing and Evaluating LLMs 9. Part 3: Deployment and Enhancing LLM Performance
10. Chapter 7: Deploying LLMs in Production 11. Chapter 8: Strategies for Integrating LLMs 12. Chapter 9: Optimization Techniques for Performance 13. Chapter 10: Advanced Optimization and Efficiency 14. Part 4: Issues, Practical Insights, and Preparing for the Future
15. Chapter 11: LLM Vulnerabilities, Biases, and Legal Implications 16. Chapter 12: Case Studies – Business Applications and ROI 17. Chapter 13: The Ecosystem of LLM Tools and Frameworks 18. Chapter 14: Preparing for GPT-5 and Beyond 19. Chapter 15: Conclusion and Looking Forward 20. Index 21. Other Books You May Enjoy

Summary

Language models such as GPT-4 are built on a foundation of complex neural network architectures and processes, each serving critical roles in understanding and generating text. These models start with extensive training data encompassing a diverse array of topics and writing styles, which is then processed through tokenization to convert text into a numerical format that neural networks can work with. GPT-4, specifically, employs the Transformer architecture, which eliminates the need for sequential data processing inherent to RNNs and leverages self-attention mechanisms to weigh the importance of different parts of the input data. Embeddings play a crucial role in this architecture by converting words or tokens into vectors that capture semantic meaning and incorporate the order of words through positional embeddings.

User interaction significantly influences the performance and output quality of models such as GPT-4. Through prompts, feedback, and corrections, users shape...

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