Generative Deep Learning
by David Foster · first published 2022
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…Learning Systems: An Iterative Process for Production-Ready Applications by Chip Huyen. 2) AI Engineering: Building Applications with Foundation Models by Chip Huyen (this is a very recent book). 3) Generative Deep Learning: Teaching Machines To Paint, Write, Compose, and Play by David Foster. 4) Building LLMs for Production: Enhancing LLM Abilities and Reliability with Prompting, Fine-Tuning, and RAG by Bouchard & Peters.
on “AI isn't going to kill the software industry” ↗…I've seen would be something like one of these: https://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Natural-Language-Process... https://www.amazon.com/Natural-Language-Processing-Transform... https://www.amazon.com/Generative-Deep-Learning-Teaching-Mac... I wish I could give you a detailed review of all of those, but sadly while I have all three, I've been too slammed with other stuff to make much progress on any of them. :-( And while…
on “Ask HN: Textbook Regarding LLMs” ↗…tokenizers, but that is not the topic of discussion. The question is will the tokenizer come up with words not in the training vocabulary. Word tokenizers don’t, but character tokenizers do. Source: Generative Deep Learning by David Foster, 2nd edition, published in 2023. From “Tokenization” on page 134. “If you use word tokens: …. willnever be able to predict words outside of the training vocabulary.” "If you use character…
on “The hidden cost of AI coding” ↗Source: Generative Deep Learning by David Foster, 2nd edition, published in 2023. From “Tokenization” on page 134. “If you use word tokens: …. willnever be able to predict words outside of the training vocabulary.” "If you use character…
on “The hidden cost of AI coding” ↗…found the right one for your needs, of course. I know some people who won't open a book unless they know they can read the whole thing, which I think is a ludicrous attitude. I did just order O'Reilly's Generative Deep Learning book, and am hoping to get something out of that, and if I only retain a handful of snippets to use in my career, that is profitable for me. The least I can count on is that it will look nice on my shelf.
on “Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years (1998)” ↗