Large Language Models From Scratch: A Practical Audio Guide to Building, Training, and Deploying Your Own LLM Step by Step

Thomas Kavanagh

Transform mysterious AI black boxes into clear, functional code by building a custom language model from scratch today. Whether you are commuting to the office or settling into a focused deep-work programming session, this guide turns complex...

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Opening Credits

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Chapter 1: Why Language Models Work The Core Prediction Problem

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Chapter 2: From Text To Tokens Turning Language Into Numbers

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Chapter 3: Embeddings And Representations Making Meaning Continuous

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Chapter 4: Attention As Information Routing Focusing The Model s Lens

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Chapter 5: Inside The Transformer Stacking Blocks Into A Language Model

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Chapter 6: Designing A Tiny LLM From Scratch Data, Model, And Training Loop

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Chapter 7: Training And Evaluating Your Model Making The Tiny LLM Learn

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Chapter 8: Scaling Up And Stabilizing Training From Toy Models To Serious Systems

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Chapter 9: Shaping Behavior Fine Tuning, Instructions, And Safety

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Chapter 10: From Model To Product Deploying Your LLM In The Real World

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Closing Credits

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