Friday, January 9, 2026
LLMs explained for the reasonably intelligent layman
My brother Luther, who is a professor of computer science and a talented explainer, has published a clear and concise overview of what so-called "AI" programs do (and don't do) and how they do it: "Large Language Models." I recommend it, especially if your current understanding is more or less at the level of this cartoon.
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2 comments:
Thank you for this. It's really helpful.
Good stuff. My best wishes to Luther.
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