Not pixels, but percels. Pixels are points in the image, while a "percel" is unit of perceptual information. It might be a pixel with an associated sound, in a given moment of time. In case of humans, percels include other senses as well, and they can also be annotated with your own thoughts (i.e. percels can also include tokens or embeddings).
Of course, NNs like LLM never process a percel in isolation, but always as a group of neighboring percels (aka context), with an initial focus on one of the percels.
Of course, NNs like LLM never process a percel in isolation, but always as a group of neighboring percels (aka context), with an initial focus on one of the percels.