What I Read: Will Transformers Take Over Artificial Intelligence?

https://www.quantamagazine.org/will-transformers-take-over-artificial-intelligence-20220310/

Will Transformers Take Over Artificial Intelligence?
A simple algorithm that revolutionized how neural networks approach language is now taking on vision as well. It may not stop there.
Stephen Ornes
Contributing Writer
March 10, 2022

“The success of transformers prompted the AI crowd to ask what else they could do. The answer is unfolding now, as researchers report that transformers are proving surprisingly versatile.”