Introduction to Transformers for NLP: With the Hugging Face Library and Models to Solve Problems

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S. M. JainIntroduction to Transformers for NLPhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8844-3_1

1. Introduction to Language Models

Shashank Mohan Jain¹  

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Bangalore, India

 

Language is power, life and the instrument of culture, the instrument of domination and liberation.

—Angela Carter (English writer)

One of the biggest developments that made Homo sapiens different from other animal species on this planet was the evolution of language. This allowed us to exchange and communicate ideas and thoughts, which led to so many scientific discoveries including the Internet. This is how important language is.

So when we venture into the area of artificial intelligence ...