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How generative AI works

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  1. Slide 1. Generative AI for accounting work
  2. Slide 2. The model uses two kinds of information
  3. Slide 3. Weights hold what the model learned in training
  4. Slide 4. Context holds the material for this one answer
  5. Slide 5. The model works in tokens
  6. Slide 6. The model ranks many possible next tokens
  7. Slide 7. Context changes the probability of the next token
  8. Slide 8. Probability ≠ truth
  9. Slide 9. The same request can produce different results
  10. Slide 10. Check both runs against the source
  11. Slide 11. Many things change between runs
  12. Slide 12. Reasoning and tools can precede the answer
  13. Slide 13. Large documents enter context in pieces
  14. Slide 14. Retrieval can miss an exception
  15. Slide 15. Language fluency and deterministic calculation are different
  16. Slide 16. The context window is temporary working space
  17. Slide 17. The context window is temporary working space
  18. Slide 18. The mechanism tells you what to check
  19. Slide 19. Use AI as a capable collaborator. Keep the work of proof.
  20. Slide 20. Use AI as a capable

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  1. 1 Generative AI for accounting work
  2. 2 The model uses two kinds of information
  3. 3 Weights hold what the model learned in training
  4. 4 Context holds the material for this one answer
  5. 5 The model works in tokens
  6. 6 The model ranks many possible next tokens
  7. 7 Context changes the probability of the next token
  8. 8 Probability ≠ truth
  9. 9 The same request can produce different results
  10. 10 Check both runs against the source
  11. 11 Many things change between runs
  12. 12 Reasoning and tools can precede the answer
  13. 13 Large documents enter context in pieces
  14. 14 Retrieval can miss an exception
  15. 15 Language fluency and deterministic calculation are different
  16. 16 The context window is temporary working space
  17. 17 The context window is temporary working space
  18. 18 The mechanism tells you what to check
  19. 19 Use AI as a capable collaborator. Keep the work of proof.
  20. 20 Use AI as a capable