Language Models Courses and Certifications

Beginning Llamafile for Local Large Language Models (LLMs)

Serve powerful language models as web APIs using llama.cpp. Learn to configure, customize, and interact with the server for text generation, tokenization, and embedding extraction tasks.

• Coursera
• 3 hours 56 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Pragmatic AI Labs

Small Language Models

Discover the power of Small Language Models (SLMs). Learn to develop efficient, privacy-preserving NLP solutions for chatbots, text classification, summarization, and more.

• edX
• 2 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Learn to build basic language models in Python, including bag-of-words, tf-idf, and word embeddings. Develop skills for measuring word similarity and determining document importance.

• Codecademy
• 4 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Aligning Open Language Models - Stanford CS25 Lecture

Explore the evolution of open language models, covering key techniques, datasets, and models like Alpaca and QLoRA. Gain insights into the future of aligning these models for easier use.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 16 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Semantic Hub Hypothesis: Language Models Share Semantic Representations Across Languages and Modalities

Explore the "Semantic Hub Hypothesis" which proposes language models create shared representation spaces across languages and modalities, placing semantically similar inputs near each other regardless of their source type.

• YouTube
• 43 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Intuitions on Language Models and Shaping AI's Future - Stanford CS25 Lecture

Explore intuitions on language models and the evolution of Transformer architectures with OpenAI researchers. Gain insights into next-word prediction, scaling laws, and the future of AI development.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 17 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Aligning Language Models with LESS Data and Simple Preference Optimization (SimPO)

Discover innovative approaches to language model alignment through LESS data selection and SimPO optimization, achieving superior performance with reduced computational resources and simplified objectives.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Language Models as Temporary Training Wheels to Facilitate Learning

Explore how language models can serve as temporary aids for developing social and communication skills, featuring research insights from randomized trials with 150,000+ participants.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Yannic Kilcher

Extracting Training Data from Large Language Models - Paper Explained

Explores a method to extract training data from large language models, discussing security implications, risks, and mitigation strategies for models like GPT-3. Covers technical aspects and ethical considerations.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 3 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Trelis Research

The Best Tiny Language Models - Performance, Fine-tuning, and Function-calling

Explore the benefits, performance, and fine-tuning of small language models. Learn about function-calling with quantized models and discover the best tiny LLMs for various applications.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Trelis Research

Fine-tuning Language Models for Structured Responses with QLoRa - Lecture

Master fine-tuning language models for structured responses using QLoRa. Learn quantization, data setup, training, inference, and advanced techniques to enhance model performance and efficiency.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 5 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Yannic Kilcher

DeepSeekMath - Pushing the Limits of Mathematical Reasoning in Open Language Models

Delve into groundbreaking advancements in mathematical reasoning AI through DeepSeekMath's innovative approach combining reinforcement learning techniques and iterative data collection for enhanced problem-solving capabilities.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 9 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Discover AI

Self-Instruct Fine-Tuning of Large Language Models - Introduction to Alpaca

Master self-instruct fine-tuning techniques for LLMs, focusing on synthetic data generation using ChatGPT/GPT-4 to enhance model performance in specific tasks like summarization and translation.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Yannic Kilcher

Scalable Extraction of Training Data from Language Models

Explore techniques to extract training data from language models, revealing vulnerabilities in data privacy and model security. Learn about new attacks and their implications for AI alignment and memorization.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Simons Institute

Language Models as Statisticians, and as Adapted Organisms

Exploring language models as statistical tools and adapted systems to understand their behavior, capabilities, and potential for improvement in various applications.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• On-Demand
• Free Video