WEEK 01FOUNDATIONS OF LLMS AND AI THINKING

What you explore

Understand what a language model actually is, how it predicts text, and where it breaks.

• AI vs ML vs LLM
• Tokens and tokenization
• Parameters and scaling
• Next-token prediction
• Prompt basics
• Hallucinations and limitations
• Real-world applications

Why it matters

Every AI product you will ever build sits on top of this. Knowing what a model can and cannot do is what separates people who use AI from people who build with it.

What you walk away with

You can explain how an LLM works to a hiring manager and spot a hallucination before it ships.

Tools: ChatGPT; tokenizer tools