One of the clearest people to study if you want the throughline from early neural sequence models to transformers, efficient long-context variants, and modern reasoning systems.
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Editor reviewedŁukasz Kaiser
Frontier model development (GPT-4)
Deep learning researcher at OpenAI and transformer coauthor
One of the clearest people to study if you want the throughline from early neural sequence models to transformers, efficient long-context variants, and modern reasoning systems.
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March 18, 2026
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Attention Is All You Need
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Neural sequence-model research before and after transformers
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Reasoning-model work at OpenAI
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Frontier model development (GPT-4)
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GPT-4 Technical Report
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OpenAI
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Co-authored the GPT-4 Technical Report: a key reference for the GPT-4-era frontier.
Co-authored the GPT-4 Technical Report: a key reference for the GPT-4-era frontier.
Co-authored the GPT-4 Technical Report: a key reference for the GPT-4-era frontier.
Co-authored the GPT-4 Technical Report: a key reference for the GPT-4-era frontier.
Co-authored the GPT-4 Technical Report: a key reference for the GPT-4-era frontier.