AI Explained (cartoon intro to attention)

Learning and science

educational cartoons on ai

SHOW HN2024

63points
12comments
#1,145of 3,515 in 2024
Top 33%of 2024 by points

How HN took it

DebatedReal support and real criticism

3 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 4 critical, out of 9 comments about the project. Thread score 0.00.

Docs: 0 for, 3 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against

The thread, comment by comment

Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Drawings are appealing and the idea is cool

    From 4 comments
    • Really cool ! What did you make the cartoon with ?
      rawoke083600 on HN
    • Really cool!
      august- on HN
    • awesome project :)
      zenorocha on HN
    • Cool idea! But you should decrease the amount of the text. Because it's hard to watch and hard to read. Also, text fonts should be changed. Look at some cool design examples.…
      dennisbabych on HN

Objections

  • Vague, mystical-sounding terminology makes it feel like cult pamphlet

    From 1 comment
    • while I like the drawings, their combination with the purposefully vague and mysterious/mystical terminology like 'embeddings' and 'attention' make the entire document feel like…
      itronitron on HN
  • Text is too dense and hard to read

    From 1 comment
    • Cool idea! But you should decrease the amount of the text. Because it's hard to watch and hard to read. Also, text fonts should be changed. Look at some cool design examples.…
      dennisbabych on HN
  • Some explanations are unclear, e.g. 'relevant' and 'contextual representation'

    From 2 comments
    • Specific feedback: - The model is said to be rewarded/penalized based on answers, and the plain meaning would leave someone with the impression of "answer to the question…
      refulgentis on HN
    • The use of the word "relevant" such as in the phrase "are the most relevant" is problematic. Relevancy is dependent on and relative to a specific task or interest. "Related to"…
      itronitron on HN

Requests

  • Clarify confusing pages and wording

    From 2 comments
    • Specific feedback: - The model is said to be rewarded/penalized based on answers, and the plain meaning would leave someone with the impression of "answer to the question…
      refulgentis on HN
    • The use of the word "relevant" such as in the phrase "are the most relevant" is problematic. Relevancy is dependent on and relative to a specific task or interest. "Related to"…
      itronitron on HN
  • Simplify text and improve fonts and design

    From 1 comment
    • Cool idea! But you should decrease the amount of the text. Because it's hard to watch and hard to read. Also, text fonts should be changed. Look at some cool design examples.…
      dennisbabych on HN

Questions

  • Are there only three tables called key, query and value?

    From 1 comment
    • Specific feedback: - The model is said to be rewarded/penalized based on answers, and the plain meaning would leave someone with the impression of "answer to the question…
      refulgentis on HN

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