Transformer
Type: Product
As of November 2026, Transformer has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Dwarkesh Patel (Nov 2025).
The Transformer is a neural network architecture introduced in 2017 that has become foundational for modern large language models.
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Nov 2025 on Dwarkesh Patel |
| Company | Google Brain (original research) |
| Category | software |
| Maker | Google Brain (original research) |
Who talks about Transformer on podcasts?
Dwarkesh Patel brought up Transformer; the most recent mention was Nov 2025 on Dwarkesh Patel.
- Ilya Sutskever – We're moving from the age of scaling to the age of research on Dwarkesh Patel (Nov 2025) — Dwarkesh Patel
What is Transformer mentioned alongside?
Transformer is most often mentioned alongside Jared Kaplan, ResNet and Thinking Machines Corporation.
Mentioned together: Jared Kaplan, ResNet, Thinking Machines Corporation, Safe Superintelligence Inc., continual learning, sample efficiency, Gemini, Giacomo Rizzolatti, Richard Sutton, Gary Kasparov