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Attention Mechanisms

How transformers decide what to focus on. From the original scaled dot-product attention to multi-head attention, grouped query attention, and multi-head latent attention. The mechanism at the heart of every modern AI system.

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DeepSeek V4 and the Hybrid Attention Bet
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DeepSeek V4 and the Hybrid Attention Bet

Inside DeepSeek V4: hybrid attention (CSA + HCA), 1.6T MoE, 1M context, and the lineage from MLA to NSA to DSA that made it possible.

Roei ZAPR 27, 2026
Understanding Transformer Architectures from Scratch
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Understanding Transformer Architectures from Scratch

Master the transformer architecture from first principles: self-attention, multi-head attention, positional encodings, encoder-decoder design, and modern innovations like RoPE, GQA, and SwiGLU, with code.

Roei ZAPR 6, 2026

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