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Nov 17

Temperature, Tokens, and Context Windows: The Three Pillars of LLM Control

#ai #dataengineering #data #product

13 min read

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Nov 21

Transformers and Attention: How LLMs Actually Process Text

#ai #architecture #llm #deeplearning

18 min read

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Nov 24

Embeddings and Vector Similarity: How Machines Understand Meaning

#ai #datascience #dataengineering #llm

19 min read

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Dec 2

Positional Encodings and Context Window Engineering: Why Token Order Matters

#dataengineering #ai #software

12 min read

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Dec 4

Function Calling and Tool Use: Turning LLMs into Action-Taking Agents

#ai #llm #mcp #dataengineering

18 min read

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Dec 5

Prompt Engineering Patterns: From Zero-Shot to Chain-of-Thought Reasoning

#ai #mcp #llm #dataengineering

14 min read

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Dec 7

Retrieval-Augmented Generation: Connecting LLMs to Your Data

#ai #datascience #llm #rag

10 min read

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Dec 8

Chunking Strategies: The Art of Slicing Documents for Optimal RAG Performance

#ai #llm #data

10 min read

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Dec 11

Dense vs Sparse Retrieval: Mastering FAISS, BM25, and Hybrid Search

#ai #llm #vectordatabase

15 min read

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Dec 11

Reranking and Two-Stage Retrieval: Precision When It Matters Most

#ai #llm #rag

2 min read