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# Decoding the black box: a gentle guide into LLMs.
- URL: https://www.thedigitalspeaker.com/decoding-the-black-box-a-gentle-guide-into-llms/
- Published: 2023-12-12T03:36:25.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-27T05:35:39.000Z
- Description: Large Language Models are massive black boxes, even for developers and researchers. However, this article peeks under the hood of chatbots like ChatGPT to explain how their mysterious brains actually work. It turns out words become numbers, neurons match patterns, and squirrel...
- Author: Dr Mark van Rijmenam, CSP
- Tags: News, #seo-post-1

Large Language Models are massive black boxes, even for developers and researchers. However, this article peeks under the hood of chatbots like [ChatGPT](https://www.thedigitalspeaker.com/chatgpt-speaker/) to explain how their mysterious brains actually work. It turns out words become numbers, neurons match patterns, and squirrels adjust valves. Who knew?

Read the full article on [Ars Technica](https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/07/a-jargon-free-explanation-of-how-ai-large-language-models-work/?ref=thedigitalspeaker.com).

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