Masked and Causal Attention
Learn how masked attention enables autoregressive generation and prevents information leakage in transformers, essential for language models and sequential generation.
Clear explanations of core machine learning concepts, from foundational ideas to advanced techniques. Understand attention mechanisms, transformers, skip connections, and more.
Learn how masked attention enables autoregressive generation and prevents information leakage in transformers, essential for language models and sequential generation.
Master the fundamental building block of transformers - scaled dot-product attention. Learn why scaling is crucial and how the mechanism enables parallel computation.
Compare all approximate nearest neighbor algorithms side-by-side: HNSW, IVF-PQ, LSH, Annoy, and ScaNN. Find the best approach for your use case.
Interactive visualization of HNSW - the graph-based algorithm that powers modern vector search with logarithmic complexity.
Explore the fundamental data structures powering vector databases: trees, graphs, hash tables, and hybrid approaches for efficient similarity search.
Learn how IVF-PQ combines clustering and compression to enable billion-scale vector search with minimal memory footprint.