Show HN: I built a tiny LLM to demystify how language models work
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Educational tiny LLM build, perfect for AI/ML learning.
Summary
GuppyLM is an 8.7M parameter vanilla transformer trained in 5 minutes on a T4 GPU from 60K synthetic fish-themed conversations. This open-source project on GitHub provides a complete, minimal pipeline for building an LLM from scratch, emphasizing accessibility and transparency. It demonstrates that sophisticated AI systems can be understood and replicated with modest resources.