Like I'm 5™

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What is Attention?

How a model decides which words matter most for the next word.

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Simple Definition

Attention is a mechanism that lets a model assign importance weights across tokens in a sequence when computing representations.

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Tap a persona to hear the same idea in a totally different voice.

Try “Like I'm 5™” for a picture-book version - not the grown-up wording above.

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