Summary of ICML 2024 Tutorial on Physics of Large Language Models (by Zeyuan Allen-Zhu)
Summary of ICML 2024 Tutorial on Physics of Large Language Models (by Zeyuan Allen-Zhu)
This article summarizes the tutorial titled "Physics of Large Language Models (LLMs)" presented by Allen-Zhu at the ICML in July 2024. It extracts some key points and conclusions from his presentation, integrating them with my prior understandings of LLMs.
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The book explains how the Chinese government promotes economic growth. The first part explains in detail the tasks and administration of the Chinese government, taxation, land sale and finance, debt management, and various industrial policies. The second part introduces three macro-problems created by this model of economic development: urbanization and regional disparity, debt risks and crisis, and external imbalance and trade conflicts.
A Random Walk in the Jungle of the Gene - A Review on The Gene: An Intimate History (by Siddhartha Mukherjee)
The book chronicles the history of the gene and genetic research, all the way from Aristotle to Crick, Watson and Franklin and then the 21st century scientists who mapped the human genome. The book discusses the power of genetics in determining people's well-being and traits.