Lesson 1
AI, without the alphabet soup.
A friendly first look at what artificial intelligence does, where language models fit, and why a confident answer can still be wrong.
Read the lesson →The basics, one small piece at a time.
Seven short lessons. Start at the beginning, or pick the question that brought you here.
Lesson 2
Your first useful conversation with AI.
One small task. A little context. An answer you can check. That is enough to get started.
Read the lesson →Lesson 3
The company, the model, and the app.
ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Qwen: a map of the names, without asking you to memorize every version number.
Read the lesson →Lesson 4
An agent is AI with a job to do.
What changes when an assistant can take steps, use tools, and check its work?
Read the lesson →Lesson 5
Tokens, handles, and harnesses.
Three small words that explain a surprising amount of AI conversation.
Read the lesson →Lesson 6
There is more to AI than a chat box.
Language, images, predictions, recommendations, and the systems that combine them.
Read the lesson →Lesson 7
Open weights, local AI, and what “free” leaves out.
A downloadable model offers control. Your computer, the license, and the surrounding software still matter.
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