module 12

Technical Concepts Made Human

The technical words you will hear in conversation, explained in plain language. Tokens, temperature, context windows, fine-tuning, agents — enough to follow along at dinner, never so much that you need a computer science degree.

5 articles

The technical language, made human
  1. 1

    Tokens: The Words Behind the Words

    Learning to Read, Learning to Process

  2. 2

    Temperature: Why Sometimes It's Random

    The “Same Question, Different Answer” Problem

  3. 3

    Context Windows: The Conversation It Can Hold

    Did I tell them that story already? Or was that someone else?

  4. 4

    Fine-Tuning: Teaching an Old Model New Tricks

    The “general doctor” problem in AI

  5. 5

    Agents: When AI Takes Action

    From “Ask and Answer” to “Decide and Do”