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What a topic is and how it works, with examples. Explainers don’t date: the news covers what is happening, this is where it gets explained.
Prompting · Zero-shot 2 min read
What is zero-shot prompting?
Zero-shot means giving a model a task with instructions only and no examples. The model relies on what it learned during training.
Read Core Concept · LLM 6 min readWhat are large language models (LLMs) and how do they work?
LLMs are probabilistic models with billions of parameters, trained on internet text. A next-word prediction game yielding uncanny capabilities at scale.
Read Architecture · RAG 2 min readWhat is RAG (retrieval-augmented generation)?
RAG lets a language model find and read the relevant documents before it answers, so the answer rests on current information you control.
Read Core Concept · AI 5 min readWhat is artificial intelligence and how does it work?
AI gives machines the ability to mimic human intelligence — learning, reasoning, and problem solving. Not magic; statistics and big data.
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