Splash Biography

Are you tired of being surrounded with hype around ChatGPT without knowing how it works? In this class we will explore language models, the amazing algorithms that form the basis of the incredible chatbots and translation systems that have been invented in the past few years. We will gain intuition with basic models that don't require any previous background to understand, but we will also explore some of the more advanced technologies that make software like ChatGPT work.

Are you tired of hearing about the amazing advances of "machine learning", or how "neural networks" will revolutionize the world as we know it, and not really understanding what any of these terms mean? Come to this class to learn the basics about the closest humans have come to achieving some sort of artificial intelligence. You will learn how computer scientists and engineers have combined insight from calculus and other areas of math to achieve major progress in areas like computer vision. This is a very cool topic, and it'll be fun!