Query, Key, and Value in Attention Mechanisms
Query, Key, and Value are fundamental components of attention mechanisms, which allow a model to focus on relevant parts of an input sequence.
- Query: Represents the current context or element for which attention is being calculated. In the provided diagram, these are the multiple blue squares.
- Key: A label or identifier for a piece of information stored in memory. It is compared with the query to determine relevance. In the diagram, this is the green square labeled 'key'.
- Value: The actual content or information associated with a key. When a key is deemed relevant by a query, its corresponding value is retrieved. In the diagram, this is the green square labeled 'value'. The interaction involves comparing a query with a set of keys to compute weights, which are then applied to the corresponding values to produce an output.
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