Melinda DiBernardo

Part 1 What's a Chatbot??

Large Language Models

  • January 31, 2024 at 9:04 AM
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Large Language Models (LLMs) are computer programs that are fed a huge amount of information from the internet. This can include pictures and words from any online source. A Chatbot, such as ChatGPT, is given a specific task, and then uses all of that stored information to create new writing, pictures, or even computer code. The "magic" of this process is actually based on statistics and probability of the patterns of language that regularly occur.
Predictive AI creates new information by starting with random letters, words, or sentences and then using probabilities to predict what would come next. Generative AI can create new products such as apps, websites, and video games, and has all kinds of practical uses. LLMs are able to "learn" from the information they have been fed, along with the fine-tuning that humans must do to correct misinformation and avoid dangerous outcomes.