AI Book Club: The Hundred-Page Language Models Book: hands-on with PyTorch | June 2025

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June's book is "The Hundred-Page Language Models Book: hands-on with PyTorch"!

This is a casual-style event. Not a structured presentation on topics. Sometimes, the discussion even drifts away from the chapters, but feel free to grab the mic to help steer it back.

Feel free to join the discussion even if you have not read the book chapters! :)

Want to discuss the contents during the reading month? Join the Flyte MLOps Slack group and search for the "ai-reading-club" channel. https://slack.flyte.org/

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About the book:
Title: The Hundred-Page Language Models Book: hands-on with PyTorch
Authors: Andriy Burkov
Published: January 15, 2025

https://thelmbook.com/

Chapters:

Chapter 1. Machine Learning Basics
Chapter 2. Language Modeling Basics
Chapter 3. Recurrent Neural Network
Chapter 4. Transformer
Chapter 5. Large Language Model
Chapter 6. Further Reading

Book Description
Large language models (LLMs) have fundamentally transformed how machines process and generate information. They are reshaping white-collar jobs at a pace comparable only to the revolutionary impact of personal computers. Understanding the mathematical foundations and inner workings of language models has become crucial for maintaining relevance and competitiveness in an increasingly automated workforce.

This book guides you through the evolution of language models, starting from machine learning fundamentals. Rather presenting transformers right away, which can feel overwhelming, we build understanding of language models step by step—from simple count-based methods through recurrent neural networks to modern architectures. Each concept is grounded in clear mathematical foundations and illustrated with working Python code.

In the largest chapter on large language models, you'll learn both effective prompt engineering techniques and how to finetune these models to follow arbitrary instructions. Through hands-on experience, you'll master proven strategies for getting consistent outputs and adapting models to your needs.

Learn more about the book here:
https://thelmbook.com/