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MIT CSAIL has shared a free book on the foundations of large language models, produced by Northeastern University and NiuTrans Research.
Why it mattersIt is a useful starting point for readers looking to understand the ideas behind LLMs, rather than just the latest model launch. The announcement does not give the book’s title or outline its contents, so this is a pointer, not a review.
Discuss: Should foundational AI material be made freely available by default, even when producing and maintaining it takes substantial work?
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