Day 1: What AI Is and How Large Language Models Work

About this Workshop

Learn what AI really is, how large language models work, what ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity each do best, and the safety habits to start with.

This is part of the AI Bootcamp. Click here to learn more.

What you'll learn

• The three branches of AI worth knowing: computer vision, machine learning, and large language models
• How LLMs generate text by predicting one word at a time, and why that makes them confidently wrong
• What each of the four platforms is actually built for
• AI safety habits: what never to paste into a chatbot, and what to verify before acting on it
• Tokens and context windows: why AI seems to "forget" things in long conversations

Teacher

• Travis Alstrand

  I'm a lifelong learner who is motivated by helping others on their learning journey and seeing them succeed. I'm passionate about web and game development.