New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: How does ChatGPT work?

Ask HN: How does ChatGPT work?
8 by funerr | 14 comments on Hacker News.
I'd love a recap of the tech for someone that remembers how ANNs work but not transformers (ELI5?). Why is ChatGPT so much better, too? and how big of a weight network are we talking about that it retains such a diverse knowledge on things?