Attention Mechanism
A technique that allows models to focus on relevant parts of the input when producing output.
In-depth explanation
Attention computes weighted combinations of input elements based on their relevance to the current task. Self-attention relates different positions within a single sequence. Cross-attention relates positions across different sequences (like source and target in translation). Attention enables dynamic, context-dependent processing of information.
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