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[What is LLM? How it Works] : How LLM Guides Your Business Ideas to Success
Have you ever been curious about how chatbots, such as ChatGPT, or other Large Language Models (LLMs) function?
When new technologies captivate and excite us, they become an integral part of our lives. We personalize them and attribute human characteristics to them, which sometimes prevents us from fully understanding what we’re actually interacting with.
So, let’s explore some key points, specifically, what defines an LLM and what its limitations are.
What Defines an LLM?
Contrary to common perception, LLMs are neither mere knowledge bases nor straightforward programs. They are, in essence, complex statistical models that represent knowledge in a unique manner. An LLM like ChatGPT4, for instance, is trained on a staggering array of parameters, distilling an extensive trove of data into discernible patterns. These aren’t patterns of explicit knowledge per se, but rather patterns that emulate the structure and dynamics of knowledge. Thus, when prompted with a question, an LLM draws on its statistical underpinnings to generate a response.