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EPISODE · Nov 28, 2025 · 6 MIN

How Transformers Turn Words Into Meaning

from Inside the Black Box: Cracking AI and Deep Learning · host Arshavir Blackwell, PhD

Embark on a step-by-step journey through the inner workings of transformer models like those powering ChatGPT. Arshavir Blackwell breaks down how context, attention, and high-dimensional geometry turn isolated tokens into fluent, meaningful language—revealing the mathematics of understanding inside the black box.

Embark on a step-by-step journey through the inner workings of transformer models like those powering ChatGPT. Arshavir Blackwell breaks down how context, attention, and high-dimensional geometry turn isolated tokens into fluent, meaningful language—revealing the mathematics of understanding inside the black box.

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