Quick Start Guide to Large Language Models: Strategies and Best Practices for ChatGPT, Embeddings, Fine-Tuning, and Multimodal AI, 2nd Edition

Preface

Hello! My name is Sinan Ozdemir. I’m a former theoretical mathematician turned university lecturer turned AI enthusiast turned successful startup founder/AI textbook author/venture capitalist advisor. Today I am also your tour guide through the vast museum of knowledge that is large language model (LLM) engineering and applications. The purposes of this book are twofold: to demystify the field of LLMs and to equip you with practical knowledge to be able to start experimenting, coding, and building with LLMs.

But this isn’t a classroom, and I’m not your typical professor. I’m here not to shower you with complicated terminology. Instead, my aim is to make complex concepts digestible, relatable, and more importantly, applicable.

Frankly, ...