UWORCS 2023 Keynote Speaker Colin Cherry
Room: 110
At this point you've probably heard of ChatGPT and how it's going to change everything one way or the other. But have you ever wondered about the technologies behind it? In this talk, Dr. Colin Cherry will give a high-level tour of the history of language modeling, from humble beginnings in information theory to the development of the various techniques that eventually allowed the crucial addition of the word "large," and closing with some of the recent discoveries that have helped create the flexible conversationalist we know today.