LLMs for Preparing Data in R
Guest lecture for ETC5512: Wild Caught Data
19 May 2025
Lecture outline
- About Me!
- About LLMs
- Using LLMs for “Wild Caught Data” tasks
- Using LLMs in R with
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Generative AI and LLMs
Generative AI refers to:
- computer algorithms and systems
- that can generate content such as text, images and sound
- based on patterns learnt from existing data
What are Large Language Models?
LLMs are…
- code writers?
- encyclopedias?
- assignment help?
- translators?
We often understand tools by what they can do for us, not how they work.
Who makes LLMs?
LLM providers develop and offer access to large language models and systems
Today, we will see demos of Anthropic and OpenAI models.