Glossary
What is Transformer
The Transformer is a groundbreaking model introduced by Google researchers in 2017, primarily used in natural language processing (NLP) tasks. Unlike traditional recurrent neural networks (RNNs), Transformers leverage self-attention mechanisms to process sequence data more efficiently.
The architecture consists of an encoder that converts input sequences into contextually relevant representations and a decoder that generates output sequences based on these representations. This design significantly enhances performance in tasks like machine translation and text generation.
Various adaptations of the Transformer, such as BERT and GPT, have emerged, further advancing the field of NLP. As research continues, we expect to see more improvements and applications across different domains, including image processing and speech recognition.
However, challenges like computational complexity and reliance on large datasets remain pertinent as the model evolves.