AI, plainly

How AI actually works, in plain English. Short lessons. Each one has something you can poke at.

Tokens

The model has never seen a word. Type something and watch it get cut into the pieces the model really reads.

Embeddings

How a machine puts “dog” next to “puppy” and far from “tax return”. A map of meaning you can touch.

Attention

For every word an AI writes, it looks back and picks which earlier words matter. Watch it happen.

Fine-tuning

Same model, different manners. What training on your work changes, and what it does not.

The Five Layers of Building with AI

Getting real work out of an AI comes down to five things, each wrapped around the one before it.

Working on this?

If AI is stuck somewhere in your business, tell me where. I read every one of these.