{
  "id": 192138,
  "title": "New to transformers? Some resources",
  "url": "/competitions/riiid-test-answer-prediction/discussion/192138",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2020-10-20T10:43:58.954290500Z",
  "votes": 32,
  "comment_count": 4,
  "views": 0,
  "content": "<p>Transformers are models that some competitors might encounter for the first time. Myself included, not so long ago 😊 Some current state-of-the-art constitutes of transformers (in Natural Language Processing, Knowledge tracing, …) so it's worth to learn.</p>\n<p>If you are still puzzled about components of transformers (like the queries, keys, values below), I highly recommend <a href=\"https://jalammar.github.io/illustrated-transformer/\" target=\"_blank\">The Illustrated Transformer blog</a><br>\n<img src=\"https://jalammar.github.io/images/t/transformer_self_attention_vectors.png\" alt=\"\"></p>\n<p>I like to scroll the blog down together with a great <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKlPCK1uFrc&amp;list=PLam9sigHPGwOBuH4_4fr-XvDbe5uneaf6&amp;ab_channel=ChrisMcCormickAI\" target=\"_blank\">Youtube series on BERT</a>. It focuses on the blog and explains the matrices multiplications within transformers in more detail.</p>\n<p>You can also recap your knowledge on transformers with these videos:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQQlZhbC5ps&amp;ab_channel=CodeEmporium\" target=\"_blank\">Transformer Neural Networks - EXPLAINED! (Attention is all you need)</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Bdc55j80l8&amp;ab_channel=TheA.I.Hacker-MichaelPhi\" target=\"_blank\">Illustrated Guide to Transformers Neural Network: A step by step explanation\n</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDulhoQ2pro&amp;ab_channel=YannicKilcher\" target=\"_blank\">Attention is All You Need</a></li>\n</ul>\n<p>And some started code to play with in Tensorflow:<br>\n<a href=\"https://www.tensorflow.org/tutorials/text/transformer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.tensorflow.org/tutorials/text/transformer</a></p>\n<p>Have fun learning!</p>",
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    {
      "id": "1054956",
      "postDate": "10/20/2020 10:43:58",
      "content": "<p>Transformers are models that some competitors might encounter for the first time. Myself included, not so long ago 😊 Some current state-of-the-art constitutes of transformers (in Natural Language Processing, Knowledge tracing, …) so it's worth to learn.</p>\n<p>If you are still puzzled about components of transformers (like the queries, keys, values below), I highly recommend <a href=\"https://jalammar.github.io/illustrated-transformer/\" target=\"_blank\">The Illustrated Transformer blog</a><br>\n<img src=\"https://jalammar.github.io/images/t/transformer_self_attention_vectors.png\" alt=\"\"></p>\n<p>I like to scroll the blog down together with a great <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKlPCK1uFrc&amp;list=PLam9sigHPGwOBuH4_4fr-XvDbe5uneaf6&amp;ab_channel=ChrisMcCormickAI\" target=\"_blank\">Youtube series on BERT</a>. It focuses on the blog and explains the matrices multiplications within transformers in more detail.</p>\n<p>You can also recap your knowledge on transformers with these videos:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQQlZhbC5ps&amp;ab_channel=CodeEmporium\" target=\"_blank\">Transformer Neural Networks - EXPLAINED! (Attention is all you need)</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Bdc55j80l8&amp;ab_channel=TheA.I.Hacker-MichaelPhi\" target=\"_blank\">Illustrated Guide to Transformers Neural Network: A step by step explanation\n</a></li>\n<li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDulhoQ2pro&amp;ab_channel=YannicKilcher\" target=\"_blank\">Attention is All You Need</a></li>\n</ul>\n<p>And some started code to play with in Tensorflow:<br>\n<a href=\"https://www.tensorflow.org/tutorials/text/transformer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.tensorflow.org/tutorials/text/transformer</a></p>\n<p>Have fun learning!</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Transformers are models that some competitors might encounter for the first time. Myself included, not so long ago 😊 Some current state-of-the-art constitutes of transformers (in Natural Language Processing, Knowledge tracing, ...) so it's worth to learn.\n\nIf you are still puzzled about components of transformers (like the queries, keys, values below), I highly recommend [The Illustrated Transformer blog](https://jalammar.github.io/illustrated-transformer/)\n![](https://jalammar.github.io/images/t/transformer_self_attention_vectors.png)\n\nI like to scroll the blog down together with a great [Youtube series on BERT](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKlPCK1uFrc&list=PLam9sigHPGwOBuH4_4fr-XvDbe5uneaf6&ab_channel=ChrisMcCormickAI). It focuses on the blog and explains the matrices multiplications within transformers in more detail.\n\nYou can also recap your knowledge on transformers with these videos:\n- [Transformer Neural Networks - EXPLAINED! (Attention is all you need)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQQlZhbC5ps&ab_channel=CodeEmporium)\n- [Illustrated Guide to Transformers Neural Network: A step by step explanation\n](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Bdc55j80l8&ab_channel=TheA.I.Hacker-MichaelPhi)\n- [Attention is All You Need](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDulhoQ2pro&ab_channel=YannicKilcher)\n\nAnd some started code to play with in Tensorflow:\nhttps://www.tensorflow.org/tutorials/text/transformer\n\nHave fun learning!",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1054964",
      "postDate": "10/20/2020 11:03:40",
      "content": "<p>I like ChrisMcCormickAI detail explanation videos. MichaelPhi is awesome Thanks for sharing </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I like ChrisMcCormickAI detail explanation videos. MichaelPhi is awesome Thanks for sharing",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1054971",
      "postDate": "10/20/2020 11:26:19",
      "content": "<p>Same! He makes it very clear</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Same! He makes it very clear",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "1073777",
      "postDate": "11/09/2020 22:50:37",
      "content": "<p>Transformers with PyTorch - <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0s0f995w14\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0s0f995w14</a> </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Transformers with PyTorch - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0s0f995w14",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "2366556",
      "postDate": "07/31/2023 04:55:31",
      "content": "<p>Thank you so much for this!<br>\nThis has helped me a lot</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Thank you so much for this!\nThis has helped me a lot",
      "votes": null
    }
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  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 1054964,
      "author_name": "seshurajup",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "10/20/2020 11:03:40",
      "content": "<p>I like ChrisMcCormickAI detail explanation videos. MichaelPhi is awesome Thanks for sharing </p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 1054971,
          "author_name": "rafiko1",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "10/20/2020 11:26:19",
          "content": "<p>Same! He makes it very clear</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 1073777,
      "author_name": "rashmibanthia",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "11/09/2020 22:50:37",
      "content": "<p>Transformers with PyTorch - <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0s0f995w14\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0s0f995w14</a> </p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 2366556,
      "author_name": "aatmanvaidya",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "07/31/2023 04:55:31",
      "content": "<p>Thank you so much for this!<br>\nThis has helped me a lot</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    }
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    "1054956": "Transformers are models that some competitors might encounter for the first time. Myself included, not so long ago 😊 Some current state-of-the-art constitutes of transformers (in Natural Language Processing, Knowledge tracing, ...) so it's worth to learn.\n\nIf you are still puzzled about components of transformers (like the queries, keys, values below), I highly recommend [The Illustrated Transformer blog](https://jalammar.github.io/illustrated-transformer/)\n![](https://jalammar.github.io/images/t/transformer_self_attention_vectors.png)\n\nI like to scroll the blog down together with a great [Youtube series on BERT](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKlPCK1uFrc&list=PLam9sigHPGwOBuH4_4fr-XvDbe5uneaf6&ab_channel=ChrisMcCormickAI). It focuses on the blog and explains the matrices multiplications within transformers in more detail.\n\nYou can also recap your knowledge on transformers with these videos:\n- [Transformer Neural Networks - EXPLAINED! (Attention is all you need)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQQlZhbC5ps&ab_channel=CodeEmporium)\n- [Illustrated Guide to Transformers Neural Network: A step by step explanation\n](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Bdc55j80l8&ab_channel=TheA.I.Hacker-MichaelPhi)\n- [Attention is All You Need](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDulhoQ2pro&ab_channel=YannicKilcher)\n\nAnd some started code to play with in Tensorflow:\nhttps://www.tensorflow.org/tutorials/text/transformer\n\nHave fun learning!",
    "1054964": "I like ChrisMcCormickAI detail explanation videos. MichaelPhi is awesome Thanks for sharing",
    "1054971": "Same! He makes it very clear",
    "1073777": "Transformers with PyTorch - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0s0f995w14",
    "2366556": "Thank you so much for this!\nThis has helped me a lot"
  },
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