A Survey of Large Language Models
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Key pointsA 50-page comprehensive survey on LLMs.
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Broad coverage: 50+ pages covering LLM architecture, pretraining, fine-tuning, alignment, evaluation, and applications.
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Chronological evolution: Traces the lineage from early transformers through GPT, PaLM, LLaMA, and beyond.
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Frequently updated: Authors have updated the survey multiple times to keep pace with rapidly evolving field.
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Go-to reference: Became one of the most widely cited LLM surveys, frequently used in graduate courses and research onboarding.
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