About this book
A free seven-part illustrated field guide that rebuilds how modern AI actually works — for the curious non-specialist. No equations, no hype. Real depth, drawn from first principles: from how a model predicts the next word, through attention and training, to how agents get tools, remember, and act on their own. The understatements are deliberate; the depth is real.
Seven parts, end to end
- 01FoundationsWhat it is, and how it turns text into text.
- 02TeachingHow a feral predictor becomes a helpful assistant.
- 03ReasoningHow a machine that only blurted learned to think before it speaks.
- 04MeasuringHow you grade something that’s fluent on purpose.
- 05Agents I — Giving the Machine HandsWhat turns an answer-engine into something that acts.
- 06Agents II — A World of Cooperating AgentsTools, memory, and agents that talk to each other.
- 07Under the Hood & Field ReferenceThe stack beneath it all, and a plain-language glossary.