Introduction to Language Models › The Path Ahead

We'll explore language models in two parts:

First, we'll look at how language models work in plain English. No neural network diagrams or calculus, just clear explanations and helpful analogies. You'll learn what happens during training, how models make predictions, and why they're good at some things but struggle with others.

Second, we'll get practical. You'll write actual Python code that calls a language model, sends it prompts, and processes its responses. This hands-on experience will give you the confidence to start building with language models right away.

Ready? Let's start by understanding what's really happening when a language model generates text.