Chapter 5: Linear Transformation and Softmax
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Introduce Linear (matrix-vector multiply) and Softmax (logits to probabilities) - the two workhorse helpers used throughout the model.
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Posted on Apr 24 • Originally published at [garyjackson.dev](https://garyjackson.dev/gpt-course/05-linear-softmax)
# Chapter 5: Linear Transformation and Softmax
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Posted on Apr 24 • Originally published at [garyjackson.dev](https://garyjackson.dev/gpt-course/05-linear-softmax)
# Chapter 5: Linear Transformation and Softmax
[#csharp](https://dev.to/t/csharp)[#machinelearning](https://dev.to/t/machinelearning)[#transformers](https://dev.to/t/transformers)[#tutorial](https://dev.to/t/tutorial)
## [Building a GPT From Scratch in C# (7 Part Series)](https://dev.to/garyljackson/series/38840)
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