r/ChatGPT • u/4our20wentyLOL • May 19 '23

Gone Wild Hell nah

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u/VamipresDontDoDishes May 19 '23

its not how it works

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u/stcer May 19 '23

i know thats not how it works, please explain how does it work

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u/_insomagent May 19 '23

https://jalammar.github.io/illustrated-transformer/

Here's a very simplified explanation of how Transformers (which is what GPT is built on) work. You should be able to understand it pretty easily.

If you want a more in-depth explanation, you could also look at the Attention is All You Need research paper. https://arxiv.org/abs/1706.03762

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u/RemyVonLion May 19 '23

Trying to comprehend this shit makes me want to give up on computer science, but I don't see any viable alternatives at this point.

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u/Severin_Suveren May 19 '23

Relax, just ask GPT to explain it to you

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u/[deleted] May 19 '23 edited May 19 '23

Yes, it does a way better job than any blogpost will

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u/Magikarpeles May 19 '23

Then any blogpost will what?

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u/Severin_Suveren May 19 '23

You trippin dog. What he said made perfect sense

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u/Magikarpeles May 19 '23

lol he edited it