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Transformer Architecture

The Transformer is a network architecture based solely on attention mechanisms, eliminating the need for recurrent or convolutional layers. It connects encoder and decoder through attention, enabling parallelization and faster training. The model has shown superior performance in machine translation tasks.

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Transformer architecture revolutionized the field of natural language processing by introducing a new way to handle sequential data. Unlike traditional models like RNNs, transformers utilize self-attention mechanisms that allow them to weigh the importance of different words in a sentence, leading t...

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Key Terms

Neural Network
A computational model inspired by the human brain, consisting of interconnected nodes (neurons).

Example: Neural networks are used in image recognition.

Self-Attention
A mechanism that allows a model to weigh the importance of different parts of the input data.

Example: In a sentence, self-attention helps determine which words are most relevant.

Positional Encoding
A technique used to give the model information about the position of words in a sequence.

Example: Positional encoding helps distinguish between 'cat sat on the mat' and 'the mat sat on cat.'

Multi-Head Attention
An extension of self-attention that allows the model to focus on different parts of the input simultaneously.

Example: Multi-head attention can capture various meanings of a word based on context.

Feed-Forward Network
A type of neural network where connections between nodes do not form cycles.

Example: Feed-forward networks are used in the final layers of transformers.

Encoder
The part of the transformer that processes the input data and generates a representation.

Example: The encoder transforms the input sentence into a set of vectors.

Related Topics

Recurrent Neural Networks
A type of neural network designed for sequential data, often used before transformers became popular.
intermediate
Convolutional Neural Networks
A class of deep neural networks primarily used for analyzing visual data.
intermediate
BERT
A transformer-based model designed for understanding the context of words in search queries.
advanced
GPT
A generative pre-trained transformer model used for text generation and completion.
advanced

Key Concepts

Self-AttentionPositional EncodingMulti-Head AttentionFeed-Forward Networks