From the course: Fundamentals of AI Engineering: Principles and Practical Applications
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Deconstructing the LLM
From the course: Fundamentals of AI Engineering: Principles and Practical Applications
Deconstructing the LLM
- [Instructor] Hello, everyone. Today we're going to take apart a language model piece-by-piece to understand exactly what makes it work. To get started, open up chapter_2 and open up the notebook that corresponds to 02_03.ipynb. As always, in the upper right-hand corner of your notebook, make sure you've selected the .vn virtual environment. When we talk about running a model locally, what does that actually mean? What files are involved, and what does each one do? Think of this like looking under the hood of a car. Even if you're not a mechanic, understanding the basic components helps you use the vehicle better, diagnose problems, and appreciate how it all works together. By the end of this lesson, you'll understand the essential building blocks that make up a language model and how they work together to generate text. This knowledge is practical. It will help you troubleshoot issues, choose appropriate models for your hardware, and better understand what's happening when you use…