ChatGPT & Beyond - Understanding Modern Language Models

Id	ChatGPT_Online-6
Date	04.03.2026
Duration	1 hrs
Appointments	04.03.2026, 18:15 - 19:15
Registration period	End of registration period: 04.03.2026
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Lecturer	Betschart,?Leo
Available Places	96
Total Places	100
Price	free of charge
Location	Online, Zoom
Participants	For ETH employees only
Language	English
Learning goals	This course provides a broad overview and is rather focused on the meta level than on hands-on activities. You will understand phenomenologically what a large language model does under the hood and how this can affect its behavior. This will be valuable for you when assessing the output of such algorithms. We will very much focus on inappropriate use cases.
Content	Mental model for large language models A comparison From base model to specialized product Privacy concerns Science context On everyday use Best use cases Known problems Skills of the future Further Reading
Prerequisites	None
Note	Curiosity