Tag: next-token prediction
Aug, 24 2026
How Autoregressive Generation Works in Large Language Models
Discover how large language models generate text one token at a time. Learn about autoregressive mechanics, causal attention, and why sequential prediction shapes AI output.
Dec, 9 2025
How Large Language Models Use Probabilities to Choose Words and Phrases
Large language models generate text by predicting the next word based on probabilities learned from massive datasets. They don't understand meaning - they guess statistically likely sequences. This is how they sound smart without knowing anything.