Understanding Transformers

A straightforward breakdown of “Attention is All You Need”¹

The transformer came out in 2017. There have been many, many articles explaining how it works, but I often find them either going too deep into the math or too shallow on the details. I end up spending as much time googling (or chatGPT-ing) as I do reading, which isn’t the best approach to understanding a topic. That brought me to writing this article, where I attempt to explain the most …

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