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A Hackers' Guide to Language Models

Jeremy Howard · Sep 24, 2023 · 1h 31m

What this video covers

Jeremy Howard's 90-minute practical tour of language models. It covers how they work, GPT-4's capabilities and limits, using the OpenAI API, code writing, data analysis and fine-tuning.

Why it surfaced in Hacker News

Repeatedly named the best practical tutorial for using LLMs, with a well-liked fine-tuning section.

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Recommendation context

Short excerpts from positive mentions. Open the source to read the full Hacker News discussion.

“best LLM usage tutorial I've seen so far”

“Jeremy Howard's amazing guide to language models”

“highly recommend "Hackers Guide to language models" by Jeremy Howard. 1.5h video packed with practical information”

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