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This is a beginner AI series written for people who are curious but have zero background. Read it in order, or jump to whatever you need. No degree, no teacher, no permission required.
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The full beginner AI series
A practical beginner project: I used Claude to plan a week of weight-loss-friendly meals, suggest the food, build a shopping list, add it to an online grocery pickup cart, and generate every recipe for the week. Here's exactly how I did it — and how you can too.
AI, ML, LLMs — the words get thrown around like they mean the same thing. Here's a simple mental model that finally made it click for me.
Getting good answers out of an AI is a skill. These are the prompting habits that made the biggest difference for me.
You don't need a fancy setup or a credit card to start playing with AI. Here are the free tools I'd hand a total beginner.
What people mean when they say a model learns, explained with zero equations and a lot of plain English.