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Transformer

The neural network architecture, introduced in 2017, behind nearly every modern language model.

The neural network architecture, introduced in 2017, behind nearly every modern language model.

Why it mattersThe 'T' in GPT. It's why progress accelerated so sharply.

See also Attention, Large Language Model

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