• Bonsoir@lemmy.ca
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    3 hours ago

    The precomputed matrices are definitely a neural network. GPT literally stands for generative pre-trained transformer, a transformer being a well known neural network architecture.

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      2 hours ago

      No, a neural network is explicitly a type of architecture that mimics neurons. A transformer is just that: a methematical operation.

      You’re making the mistake of calling a backhoe a “tractor” just because it’s also used for moving dirt around… Yes, both are heavy machinery, but that doesn’t magically make the terms interchangeable.