Encoder-Decoder Architecture

An Encoder-Decoder architecture is a neural network design where one component compresses input into a representation and another generates output from it. The encoder reads the entire input (a sentence, image, or document) and produces a learned representation; the decoder uses that representation to generate the desired output one element at a time. The pattern powers translation systems (encoder reads English, decoder writes French), summarization tools (encoder reads article, decoder writes summary), image captioning (encoder reads image, decoder writes caption), and speech recognition (encoder reads audio, decoder writes text). Famous encoder-decoder models include the original Transformer, T5, BART, and Whisper from OpenAI. Many modern large language models are decoder-only, but the encoder-decoder pattern remains essential for tasks where input and output structures differ significantly. AI governance frameworks require documenting these architectures for AI compliance and AI risk management, supporting responsible AI across translation, summarization, and content-generation use cases.

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