transformer
noun
trans·form·er
tran(t)s-ˈfȯr-mər 
: one that transforms
specifically
: a device employing the principle of mutual induction to convert variations of current in a primary circuit into variations of voltage and current in a secondary circuit
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After the transformers paper was released in 2017, deep learning pioneer Geoffrey Hinton invited Gomez to join his Toronto lab, where Gomez met Nick Frosst; the pair would go on to found Cohere with fellow Google alum Ivan Zhang.
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Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 25 Apr. 2024
Lee acknowledged other large language models like Anthropic’s latest generative pre-trained transformer Claude 3 were extremely promising (Amazon just upped its investment in the company by another $2.75 billion on Wednesday).
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune Asia, 28 Mar. 2024
Not long after the transformer was invented, researchers at OpenAI began training versions of that style of model on ever-larger collections of text scraped from the web and other sources—a process that can take months.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2024
New machine learning software predicts anomalies in wiring and failures of transformers, saving time and money.
—Sumant Sinha, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Add to that an additional $370 billion on electric utilities to upgrade or install electric substations, overhead and underground lines, transformers, poles and fixtures to supply truck chargers.
—Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
In its executive summary, Concentric Energy Advisors, a firm based in Marlborough, Mass., valued the cost of purchasing SDG&E’s physical assets — including substations, transformers and other equipment — at $3.95 billion to $4.37 billion.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2024
The face of the upper audio chassis features controls and a quarter-inch headphone jack, while the lower section contains a massive power-supply transformer and associated electronics.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2024
While large language models and predictive generative transformers have enabled AI to unleash a torrent of words on the world, Dr. Coral Hoh has been working to harness the power of AI to ensure the accessibility of those words.
—Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 25 Apr. 2024
Lee acknowledged other large language models like Anthropic’s latest generative pre-trained transformer Claude 3 were extremely promising (Amazon just upped its investment in the company by another $2.75 billion on Wednesday).
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune Asia, 28 Mar. 2024
Not long after the transformer was invented, researchers at OpenAI began training versions of that style of model on ever-larger collections of text scraped from the web and other sources—a process that can take months.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2024
New machine learning software predicts anomalies in wiring and failures of transformers, saving time and money.
—Sumant Sinha, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Add to that an additional $370 billion on electric utilities to upgrade or install electric substations, overhead and underground lines, transformers, poles and fixtures to supply truck chargers.
—Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
In its executive summary, Concentric Energy Advisors, a firm based in Marlborough, Mass., valued the cost of purchasing SDG&E’s physical assets — including substations, transformers and other equipment — at $3.95 billion to $4.37 billion.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2024
The face of the upper audio chassis features controls and a quarter-inch headphone jack, while the lower section contains a massive power-supply transformer and associated electronics.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2024
While large language models and predictive generative transformers have enabled AI to unleash a torrent of words on the world, Dr. Coral Hoh has been working to harness the power of AI to ensure the accessibility of those words.
—Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
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“Transformer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transformer. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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transformer
noun
trans·form·er
tran(t)s-ˈfȯr-mər
: a device for changing an electric current into one of different voltage
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