As part of the Science Week 2025 initiative, Yandex Hall is hosting a special meetup:
The Technology Behind LLMs and GPT
Our speaker will be Vladislav Savinov (http://linkedin.com/in/vladislav-savinov/), Team Lead, YandexGPT pretraining
He will explain how the attention mechanism changed everything allowing AI to understand context almost like humans do.
You’ll also discover the three key stages behind modern LLMs:
• Pretraining on vast text datasets
• Fine-tuning to follow instructions
• Reinforcement learning to align with human values
Agenda:
18:00 l Doors open
18:30-19:30 l Talk by Vladislav + Q&A
19:30-20:30 l Networking
October 1, 6:00 PM
Yandex Hall, Yerevan
Language: English
If you’re a high school student, university student, or simply curious about how today’s most advanced AI systems actually work — this talk is for you.
Registration for The Technology Behind LLMs and GPT (https://forms.yandex.ru/surveys/13785589.09cacffd2c37cfbaca1f22c82624938127b67827) is required to secure your spot.
Let’s celebrate science together!
See you!
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About Science Week:
From September 30 to October 5, Armenia will celebrate Science Week: Armenia 2025 under the motto “Grow with Science.” The festival will bring together over 50,000 visitors, 300+ schools and kindergartens across the country, and a vibrant mix of science, technology, engineering, art, and imagination.