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transformer

transformer

3 6.8
A computer model that finds which words are most important in a sentence
  • noun
  • /trænsˈfɔrmər/
  • Specialized
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  • Researchers are constantly improving transformer models to enhance their performance in natural language processing.

And right now, the best tools that we have essentially in our laboratory of AI are these deep learning tools and Transformers.

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Examples

  • Even they, however, must have been impressed by the performance of LP Transformer on its release in November 1972.

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  • I really want something like the transformer, but I would like to get a newer device with at least 2 GB of RAM.

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  • And there was a breakthrough a number of years back that some folks at Google actually made called this Transformer model architecture.

  • I have read a lot of reviews of the Asus Transformer devices, and they look good.

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  • It's sort of any AI system that is using what's known as a transformer model, which is a type of AI model, to create something from scratch.

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  • OK, so Transformers are these neural networks that we use to build ChatGPT.

  • Well, I have an ASUS Transformer Infinity with 64GB of storage plus a 32GB card in the card slot.

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  • Following in descending order are substation main line circuit outages, other primary lines, transformer malfunctions, downed service wires, and finally nonessential street lights.

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  • Upgrading all existing hydroelectric generators, most of them older, to state-of-the-art A+++ generators and new transformer technologies will boost current existing dam hydroelectric by about 50%.

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  • The transformer architecture has revolutionized how machines understand language tasks.

Synonyms

Transformer
vstransformer
  • Specialized
5 7.5

A computer program that reads text and focuses on important words to understand it

is the same model but emphasizes efficient parallel training and strong task performance
neural network
vstransformer
  • Specialized
2 4.8

A computer system made of connected parts that learns from data

is a specific architecture using self-attention for sequence processing and parallel training

Compounds

step-up transformer
  • Specialized
1 4.8

A device that raises the voltage of electric current that changes direction

cascade transformer
  • Specialized
7.9

A group of electrical devices connected one after another to make very high voltage

step-down transformer
  • Specialized
5.6

A device that lowers high electric voltage so appliances work safely

Surface Forms

transformer singular
transformers plural

Morphology

transformer = transform (semi-transparent) = transform + er

Morphologically a nominalization of 'transform', but the technical meaning ('a neural network architecture') is a specialized, metaphorical extension requiring domain knowledge.

Etymology

Transformer in machine learning borrows the same idea from the verb transform, which means 'to change', so the name tells you what it does: it changes how words or data are represented so a computer can understand or generate language.