# Tagged for OEG Connect: How Does a Large Language Model Really Work?

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**Created:** [April 10, 2024, 6:17pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/tagged-for-oeg-connect-how-does-a-large-language-model-really-work/6499 "2024-04-10T18:17:06Z")
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### Author: ![cogdog](https://connect.oeglobal.org/user_avatar/connect.oeglobal.org/cogdog/32/2_2.png) [@cogdog](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/cogdog)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2024, 6:17pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/tagged-for-oeg-connect-how-does-a-large-language-model-really-work/6499/1 "2024-04-10T18:17:06Z")

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**What’s of interest?** How Does a Large Language Model Really Work?

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LLMs: Fancy Autocomplete with a Spark of Magic

“Large Language Models are the path to general artificial intelligence, with capabilities even their creators don’t fully grasp.”

“Large Language Models are just fancy autocomplete.”

Both opinions are controversial, yet correct in their own way. I like to think of LLMs as fancy autocomplete with a dash of magic.

Just like the magician I watched, there’s a simple explanation (no real magic or AGI), but also an impressive skill (crafting a powerful LLM).

Today, I aim to demystify the principles of LLMs - a subset of Generative AI that produces text output. Understanding how tools like ChatGPT generate both magical and sometimes oddly dumb responses will set you apart from the average user, allowing you to utilize them for more than just basic tasks.

**Where is it?** : [https://blog.tobiaszwingmann.com/p/how-large-language-model-chatgpt-really-works?ck\_subscriber\_id=2143270782](https://blog.tobiaszwingmann.com/p/how-large-language-model-chatgpt-really-works?ck_subscriber_id=2143270782)

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This is one among many items I will regularly [tag in Pinboard as oegconnect](https://pinboard.in/u:cogdog/t:oegconnect/), and automatically post tagged as #OEGConnect to [Mastodon](https://social.fossdle.org/tags/oegconnect). Do you know of something else we should share like this? Just reply below and we will check it out.

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