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Understanding AI Model (LLM) Parameters: A Chef's Guide

Seenivasa Ramadurai on January 19, 2026

What Are AI Model Parameters? Let Me Explain My friend asked me yesterday, "What does it mean when they say GPT-4 has 1.7 trillion param...
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David McMurrey

As a tech-writing teacher and struggling AI learner, I really enjoyed and profited from your LLM/RAG article. It's a wonderful exposition of tecniques for explaining the technical. I try to explain those at mcmassociates.io/textbook/translat... May I quote some of your article as examples?
David McMurrey
mcmassociates.io/dmz_index.html

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Seenivasa Ramadurai

Hi David,
Thank you so much for your kind words they genuinely mean a lot. I’m glad the LLM/RAG article was helpful, and it’s wonderful to hear it resonates with your work in tech writing and AI education.
Yes, you’re absolutely welcome to quote portions of the article as examples. I’d be honored for it to be included in your materials at mcmassociates.io, and I appreciate you taking the time to reach out and ask.
Please let me know if you need anything else additional clarification, visuals, or a deeper explanation of any part of the article. I’m happy to help.
Warm regards,
Sreeni

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David McMurrey

Thanks. I've added you to the aknowledgements and will use a big part of your article at mcmassociates.io/textbook/translat... (citing your name for sure) -- David

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Sloan the DEV Moderator

We loved your post so we shared it on social.

Keep up the great work!

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Seenivasa Ramadurai

Thank you Mr Sloan . I am really excited to see this tweet from DEV Community

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Praveen Kumar

Hi sir,
Thanks for this wonderful article that explains the key concepts of RAG, AI models parameters and fine-tuning in a lucid manner. I like the way you explained it with the cooking analogy.
Keep helping us.

Thanks and regards,
Praveen

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Seenivasa Ramadurai

Thanks you Praveen

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ibn ibn

Well done Sir for the breakdown.
The article crosses a lot of tees and dot iiis. Kudos!

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Seenivasa Ramadurai

I appreciate you noticing the details. I aim for clarity and am glad it resonated.

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Chandramouli

Superb !! Explained so well in very simple terms !! I like this style very much !

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Seenivasa Ramadurai

Thank you, Mr. Chandramouli. I’m glad you liked the style.

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Taejung Kim • Edited

This is one of the most understandable AI explanation articles I’ve ever read.
I’m Korean, and I’d love to translate this article so Korean readers can easily access it as well.
Would it be okay if I translate and publish it on my blog with full credit and a link to the original post?

My blog: te-ing.dev

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Seenivasa Ramadurai

Thank you so much, Taejung this truly means a lot to me.
I’m really happy to hear the article was helpful and easy to understand.

Please feel free to translate and publish it on your blog. I’d be honored if it can reach Korean readers as well. Full credit and a link to the original post are more than enough.

Thanks again for taking the time to do this 🙏

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Taejung Kim

I’ve published the Korean translation on my blog with a link to the original post and proper credit.
Thank you so much for giving me permission! 🙏

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Seenivasa Ramadurai

Thank you too.