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Jan 16, 2026 16 min

EP 02 | CS124 Week 2: Embeddings, LLMs & Transformers

from AI Bites: The Academic Series Hosted by Jack Lakkapragada

Things get "deep" this week. We trace the evolution of how AI understands the meaning of words—moving from simple vectors to the revolutionary Transformer architecture that powers today’s LLMs. Key Topics:• Vector & Contextual Embeddings: Mathematical meaning.• Neural Networks: Biological inspiration.• LLMs & Transformers: The breakthrough that changed everything. Note: This is an AI-generated study resource created via NotebookLM based on Stanford CS124 materials and personal study notes.

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