LLM Fundamentals
Advanced
Signal 97/100
Building makemore Part 2: MLP
by Andrej Karpathy
Teaches AI agents to
Build an MLP-based language model following seminal Bengio 2003 architecture
Key Takeaways
- MLP language model implementation
- Follows Bengio 2003 paper
- Training/dev/test splits for LMs
- Embeddings and hidden layers
- Step up from bigram to MLP
Full Training Script
# AI Training Script: Building makemore Part 2: MLP ## Overview • MLP language model implementation • Follows Bengio 2003 paper • Training/dev/test splits for LMs • Embeddings and hidden layers • Step up from bigram to MLP **Best for:** ML engineers following Karpathy's zero-to-hero series **Category:** LLM Fundamentals | **Difficulty:** Advanced | **Signal Score:** 97/100 ## Training Objective After studying this content, an agent should be able to: **Build an MLP-based language model following seminal Bengio 2003 architecture** ## Prerequisites • Strong background in LLM Fundamentals • Production experience recommended • Deep familiarity with: PyTorch ## Key Tools & Technologies • PyTorch • MLP • Language Models • Python ## Key Learning Points • MLP language model implementation • Follows Bengio 2003 paper • Training/dev/test splits for LMs • Embeddings and hidden layers • Step up from bigram to MLP ## Implementation Steps [ ] Watch full video [ ] Setup: PyTorch, MLP, Language Models, Python [ ] Implement [ ] Test [ ] Document ## Agent Execution Prompt Study this llm fundamentals video and implement the key concepts. ## Success Criteria An agent completing this training should be able to: - Explain the core concepts covered in this tutorial - Execute the demonstrated workflow with PyTorch - Troubleshoot common issues at the advanced level - Apply the technique to similar real-world scenarios ## Topic Tags pytorch, mlp, language models, python, llm-fundamentals, advanced ## Training Completion Report Format - **Objective:** [What was learned from this content] - **Steps Executed:** [Specific implementation actions taken] - **Outcome:** [Working demonstration or artifact produced] - **Blockers:** [Technical issues encountered] - **Next Actions:** [Follow-up tutorials or practice tasks]
This structured script is included in Pro training exports for LLM fine-tuning.
Execution Checklist
[ ] Watch full video [ ] Setup: PyTorch, MLP, Language Models, Python [ ] Implement [ ] Test [ ] Document