E.R. Truitt

Nov 20, 2023 | thereader.mitpress.mit.edu | Michael Littman |Oliver Bown |Keith J. Holyoak |E.R. Truitt

BeeLine Reader uses subtle color gradients to help you read more efficiently. In 2017, Google researchers introduced a novel machine-learning program called a “transformer” for processing language. While they were mostly interested in improving machine translation — the name comes from the goal of transforming one language into another — it didn’t take long for the AI community to realize that the transformer had tremendous, far-reaching potential.