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Inside the AI brain of an LLM: How it Works in 30 Minutes

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What you'll learn

See inside the AI brain of an LLM

Use a spreadsheet that implements GPT2 to peer directly into the brain of a real LLM — no coding required.

Understand How & Why an LLM works

Understand how each component of an LLM contributes to predicting the next token.

Boost your AI Literacy

Understanding LLMs equips you to engage peers and colleagues on one of today's most important topics.

Why this topic matters

LLMs like ChatGPT, Claude, & Llama may seem like magic but thanks to an innovative approach you don't need a Ph.D. to understand how they work. This free class uses a spreadsheet that implements a real LLM (GPT-2) to let you see inside the brain of an LLM as it works. In 30 minutes, you'll walk through the anatomy of an LLM, understand how it works, and even control its mind without prompting!

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Ishan Anand

Cofounder, CTO, VP Product. MIT EECS. Making AI easier to learn.

Spreadsheets-are-all-you-need has been featured in tech publications such as Ars Technica, LifeHacker, and Tom's Hardware. Ishan is an experienced speaker on AI, Jamstack, and web performance for conferences such as AI Engineer World's Fair, AI Tinkerers, Next.js Conf, CascadiaJS, React Day New York, O'Reilly OSCON and more.

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