AI Basics
Understand what AI is and how it actually works
Audience: Anyone who wants a clear mental model of modern AI — no technical background needed
After this track you will
- Explain how modern AI generates outputs in your own words
- Understand what tokens, context windows, and prompts actually are
- See why AI conversations behave the way they do — and how to work with it, not against it
- Know when to trust AI output — and catch the failure modes before they cause problems
4 modules · 24 episodes
The Mental Model
Most people carry a wrong mental model of AI — usually some mix of sci-fi and autocomplete. This module replaces it with something accurate and useful.
Inside the Model
You use AI through a chat window, but understanding what's underneath makes you significantly more capable with it. This module opens the black box.
How Conversations Work
The chat interface looks simple. The mechanics underneath it are not. This module explains why AI forgets things, drifts in long conversations, and how to work with those constraints rather than against them.
Trust & Reliability
AI sounds confident whether it is right or wrong. This module gives you the mental tools to evaluate output rather than just accept it.
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