How do Transformers work: Explained through Encoder-Decoder #encoder #decoder #transformer #gpt #llm

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In this video, we take a detailed look at how Transformer-based AI model functions, focusing on crucial roles of Encoder & Decoder. Using a simple English-to-Hindi translation example, we explain how model processes sentences using attention mechanism & special tokens like SOS (Start of Sentence) & EOS (End of Sentence) Link to Attention mechanism explanation: Part 1 Self-Attention: https://youtu.be/vPZjrlbL8w8 Part 2 Multi-Head Attention: https://youtu.be/4p-tVP4eLM0

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In this video, we take a detailed look at how Transformer-based AI model functions, focusing on crucial roles of Encoder & Decoder. Using a simple English-to-Hindi translation example, we explain how model processes sentences using attention mechanism & special tokens like SOS (Start of Sentence) & EOS (End of Sentence) Link to Attention mechanism explanation: Part 1 Self-Attention: https://youtu.be/vPZjrlbL8w8 Part 2 Multi-Head Attention: https://youtu.be/4p-tVP4eLM0
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