Fundamentals

5 articles

Beginner fundamentals 6 min

What Is a Large Language Model (LLM)?

A clear, developer-friendly explanation of what large language models are, how they work, and why they matter for building AI applications.

#llm #large-language-model #gpt
Beginner fundamentals 5 min

What Is an AI Agent? From LLMs to Autonomous Systems

Understand what makes an AI agent different from a chatbot. Covers the Perceive-Plan-Act loop, tool use, memory, and why agents matter for developers.

#ai-agent #llm #autonomous
Intermediate fundamentals 4 min

The Transformer Architecture Explained for Developers

Understand the transformer: self-attention, multi-head attention, positional encoding, and how it enables GPT-4 and Claude — explained with code.

#transformer #attention #self-attention
Beginner fundamentals 5 min

What Is RAG? Retrieval-Augmented Generation Explained

Understand RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation): how it works, why it solves LLM hallucination, and when to use it. Includes a minimal working example.

#rag #retrieval-augmented-generation #vector-database
Intermediate fundamentals 3 min

Prompt Engineering for AI Agents: Techniques That Actually Work

Learn prompt engineering for AI agents: chain-of-thought, few-shot prompting, system prompts, structured output, and ReAct patterns.

#prompt-engineering #llm #agents