Large language models (LLMs) are powerful AI chatbots that generate clear and coherent text from natural-language prompts. In this excerpt from How AI Works: From Sorcery to Science, author Ronald Kneusel explains how LLMs use transformer neural networks to process input text, enabling them to identify complex relationships and patterns in massive data sets. Kneusel also discusses the generative AI boom, including LLMs’ benefits and limitations and the importance of alignment.
