Welcome to the first episode of our multi-part series about the fascinating world of Large Language Models (LLMs). In this introductory session, Oliver Tavakoli, CTO at Vectra AI, and Sohrob Kazerounian, Distinguished AI Researcher, explore the philosophical and mathematical foundations that paved the way for today's LLMs. Join us as we discuss the journey from Bertrand Russell's linguistic theories to the early developments in neural networks, setting the stage for the advanced AI systems we use today.