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AI Research Papers for Beginners

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Attention Is All You Need
The foundational 2017 paper introducing the Transformer architecture. The paper that launched the modern era of large language models.
arxiv.org
Papers With Code

paperswithcode.com

Papers With Code — The latest in Machine Learning
Free resource linking ML papers with their implementation code. State-of-the-art leaderboards, methods, and datasets.
paperswithcode.com
Distill — A Modern Medium for Presenting Research
Beautifully interactive, visual explanations of machine learning concepts. Sadly no longer publishing new articles, but the archive is gold.
distill.pub
Lilian Weng's Blog

lilianweng.github.io

Lil'Log — Lilian Weng
In-depth technical blog posts covering reinforcement learning, NLP, generative models, and more. Exceptional clarity and thoroughness.
lilianweng.github.io
The Illustrated Transformer
A visual and intuitive explanation of the Transformer model. The single best companion piece to reading "Attention Is All You Need."
jalammar.github.io
Two Minute Papers
Karoly Zsolnai-Feher explains the latest AI and graphics research in short, accessible videos. "What a time to be alive!"
youtube.com
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