The free Stanford lecture on Transformers (1:44:28): the link, a clickable timestamp map and the whole lecture in plain English

The companion to the reel. PAGE 1 — the link to Stanford's free CME 295 Lecture 1 on YouTube (1 hour 44 minutes 28 seconds, taught by Afshine and Shervine Amidi) and how to use the guide. PAGE 2 — every chapter with a clickable timestamp, plus a 44-minute path through the core. PAGE 3 — the whole lecture in plain English: tokens, word meaning, why older models forgot, attention (query, key, value) and the Transformer, with the lecture's own teddy-bear example. PAGE 4 — an abbreviation cheat card and the free companions (course slides, cheatsheet, playlist). Facts checked on September 30, 2026. Independent guide from Hyperautomation Labs — not affiliated with Stanford, Stanford Online or the instructors.

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