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Hello, AI

First steps, no jargon.

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Chapters

  1. 1What Is AI, Really?Open
  2. 2How Machines LearnPass chapter 1 to open
  3. 3Turning Words into NumbersPass chapter 2 to open
  4. 4What Is an LLM?Pass chapter 3 to open
  5. 5How an LLM Is MadePass chapter 4 to open
  6. 6Talking to LLMs WellPass chapter 5 to open
  7. 7Beyond the Chat BoxPass chapter 6 to open
  8. 8What Is an AI Agent?Pass chapter 7 to open
  9. 9The Agentic WorldPass chapter 8 to open
  10. 10Limits, Risks & the Jagged FrontierPass chapter 9 to open
  11. 11Your Learning PathPass chapter 10 to open
  12. 12When Models Stop to ThinkPass chapter 11 to open
  13. 13The Voice on the PhonePass chapter 12 to open
  14. 14Seeing Is No Longer BelievingPass chapter 13 to open
  15. 15The Friend in the MachinePass chapter 14 to open
  16. 16Handing Over the KeysPass chapter 15 to open
  17. 17Working & Learning with AIPass chapter 16 to open
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