Programming · by Liam Naidoo · 2026-10-15
You could have invented transformers from memory
79 sparks · 16 comments
Programming · by Liam Naidoo · 2026-10-15
79 sparks · 16 comments
Budi Santoso · 12 likes
Been following this way of deriving transformers for a while. It keeps surprising me.
Solar Lantern · 0 likes
haha accurate
Sofía Hernández · 3 likes
This transformer derivation is more interesting than I expected. People don't talk much about the downsides.
Mia Bauer · 5 likes
haha accurate
Valeria Flores · 3 likes
I think deriving transformers from associative memory gets overhyped but there's something real in it, curious what others think
Sara Ahmed · 14 likes
lol my cat would have done a better job
Mara Fischer · 0 likes
yeah same here, didn't think about it that way
Valeria López · 2 likes
not sure I buy the hype around deriving transformers from associative memory imo
Tiny Sparrow · 0 likes
I thought the same until I actually tried it
Minji Kim · 2 likes
Wish I'd read about deriving transformers from associative memory years ago.
Lucas Silva · 10 likes
Yeah, I wish I'd found this sooner too.
Ngozi Bello · 1 likes
could you share more details? genuinely curious
Mina Chowdhury · 2 likes
Tried explaining this transformer derivation to my dad and failed miserably.
Léa Bernard · 1 likes
haha accurate
Tiny Noodle · 1 likes
I think deriving transformers from associative memory is useful beyond specialists. Curious what others think.
Cozy Noodle · 7 likes
fair, but I'd wait for more data before deciding