Curious Pandas
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AI Builder

"I want to build things with models, not just use them."

How a model learns, how an LLM writes one token at a time, and how to trust an agent with real work.

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  1. 1Learning is turning knobsMachine Learning14 min
  2. 2Why hidden layers existMachine Learning · builds on step 116 min
  3. 3Memorising is not learningMachine Learning · builds on step 215 min
  4. 4Text becomes tokensLLMs & Inference12 min
  5. 5One token at a timeLLMs & Inference · builds on step 413 min
  6. 6Attention, without the maths firstLLMs & Inference · builds on step 515 min
  7. 7Why vLLM is fastLLMs & Inference · builds on step 618 min
  8. 8A model, a loop and some toolsBuild AI Agents · builds on step 417 min
  9. 9Tools: how a model touches the worldBuild AI Agents · builds on step 818 min
  10. 10Workflows first, agents when you mustBuild AI Agents · builds on step 814 min
  11. 11Guardrails, approvals and evalsBuild AI Agents · builds on step 918 min
  12. 12Agents that help run a businessBuild AI Agents · builds on step 816 min
  13. 13Getting what you asked forSI Frontiers · builds on step 515 min
  14. 14Superintelligence, honestlySI Frontiers18 min