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Module 4 · Natural Language Processing (NLP)

Transformers for NLP: lessons

Encoders, decoders, BERT and GPT — the architecture that changed NLP, and how to use pretrained models.

3 lessons · 48 min

What this module teaches, what it asks of you first and how you practise it are on its syllabus page.

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  1. Encoders and Decoders

    16 min

    BERT understands, GPT generates — and why the difference is in the attention mask.

    Included with the track Simulation inside
  2. Pretrained Language Models

    14 min

    Pretraining, fine-tuning, and choosing a model from thousands available.

    Included with the track
  3. Hugging Face in Practice

    18 min

    Pipelines, tokenizers and the Trainer — from zero to a running model.

    Included with the track Simulation inside