Website: Instructional Support

Visualizations and Animations that Explain How LLMs Work


Joanne’s Recommendation

This webpage was recommended to me by a Darden faculty member as one that does a great job of explaining how ChatGPT works using simple animations and visualizations. The visuals help explain how these large language models (LLMs) get trained on enormous amounts of information. It’s a great resource for those new to AI. [Note that the visualizations are based on GPT3. The current free version is 3.5.]

The tech world is abuzz with GPT3 hype. Massive language models (like GPT3) are starting to surprise us with their abilities. While not yet completely reliable for most businesses to put in front of their customers, these models are showing sparks of cleverness that are sure to accelerate the march of automation and the possibilities of intelligent computer systems. Let’s remove the aura of mystery around GPT3 and learn how it’s trained and how it works.