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What is an LLM? Tokens, Embeddings, and the Big Picture

57 · Rahul Agarwal · June 14, 2026, 1:39 a.m.
large language models Tokens Embeddings artificial-intelligence
Summary
This blog post is part of the GenAI Fundamentals Series and focuses on the concept of Large Language Models (LLMs). It explains the process of transforming raw text into next-token predictions, aiming to provide readers with a comprehensive mental model of how LLMs function.
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