1 The World of Large Language Models

 

This chapter covers

  • An Introduction to Large Language Models: What defines a large language model?
  • Applications that Large Language Models have unlocked across text generation, classification, translation, and retrieval systems.
  • The Anatomy of a Large Language Model Application
  • The scale and challenges of these models
  • The startup world created by the Large Language Model

Language is one of the most special tools we have. It's how we connect with others, share our thoughts, and build our world. We have grown from using simple sounds to sharing ideas through complex words.

1.1 What are Large Language Models, anyway?

1.1.1 Application of LLMs

1.1.2 Understanding the Scale of LLMs

1.1.3 Training LLMs

1.2 The Anatomy of an LLM Application

1.3 Challenges and Limitations of LLMs

1.4 The Startup World of LLMs

1.5 Summary