Capturing the evolution of LLMs

LLMs are not mere algorithms; they are innovations, fueled by decades of research and breakthroughs. From their humble origins to today’s awe-inspiring models, LLMs have surpassed expectations, with unparalleled computational power and vast datasets. They are gateways to a new era of language processing, enabling machines to comprehend, generate, and manipulate text like never before. LLMs have evolved but they started as early as the 1950s.

The following diagram takes us through a high-level journey regarding the evolution of LLMs:

Figure 10.1: Evolution of LLMs

Some key research contributions have shaped the evolution of LLMs, such as the backpropagation algorithm (for training neural networks), the transformer architecture (for deriving context and meaning in sequential data), and the development of really large datasets. The evolution of LLMs is an ongoing process. As LLMs become more powerful, they will be...