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# [Understanding Transformer: The Architecture Behind Modern AI](https://nishanthan.hashnode.dev/understanding-transformer-the-architecture-behind-modern-ai?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

What Is a Transformer? A Transformer is a neural network architecture introduced by Google researchers in 2017 in the paper Attention Is All You Need. It uses attention mechanisms to help the model le

Oct 15 · 6 min read · nishanthan.hashnode.dev  
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