This is a linkpost for https://www.economist.com/interactive/science-and-technology/2023/04/22/large-creative-ai-models-will-transform-how-we-live-and-work
Lead article is quite a good visual representation and simple language explainer about how LLMs work.
Two other articles (paywalled) as well in this feature:
How generative models could go wrong from TheEconomist https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2023/04/19/how-generative-models-could-go-wrong
And
Large language models’ ability to generate text also lets them plan and reason from TheEconomist https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2023/04/19/large-language-models-ability-to-generate-text-also-lets-them-plan-and-reason