Encoder model (BERT-style)
Reads a whole text at once to understand it, ideal for classification, tagging and search rather than writing.
AI Model Types
Every major kind of AI model in plain English: what it does, how it works, when to use it, and open-source repos to try.
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Mixture-of-experts model
A huge model where only a few specialist sub-networks run for each token, so it is big but fast.
State space model
An alternative to transformers that reads long sequences in linear time by carrying a compact running memory.
Each page explains what the model type does, how it works, what it is good and bad at, and links to open-source GitHub repositories you can try. For single terms, see the AI Glossary.