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In 2017, transformers supercharged language modeling while trying to tackle translation. It unleashed staggering power. Read the latest Qualia column: www.quantamagazine.org/is-attention…
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Is ‘Attention’ the Essence of Intelligence? | Quanta Magazine
A mathematical mechanism enables AI models to process language at scale, undergirding the current AI revolution. Our columnist asks: Why is attention the key?