The transition from using pre-built AI to understanding its internal mechanics is a major milestone for any developer. Building a Large Language Model (LLM) from scratch allows you to peel back the curtain on how generative AI really works, from processing raw text to fine-tuning for specific instructions.
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Modern models (Llama, PaLM) use RoPE because it extrapolates to longer sequences. Implementing RoPE requires rotating query/key vectors by angles proportional to position index. The transition from using pre-built AI to understanding