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Transformers Explained Visually

663 points · 92 comments · aray07

  1. E-Reverance · · focus · HN ↗
    I get that this is for explaining GPT-2, but I really hope laymen don't use it as an example of how modern models work (ex. absolute positional encoding is no longer used)

    edit: I know that it mentions its not modern, but these kinds of details have major implications in terms of the representations a model can learn, which is in many ways the most important part!

    1. foobazgt · · focus · HN ↗
      This is how pedagogy works. You must simplify something.
      1. E-Reverance · · focus · HN ↗
        I'm talking about bringing up a specific outdated details, not about simplifying it
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