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AI explained in plain words
What AI is, the words people use around it, and how to get useful answers out of it. No maths, no hype.
What is AI? Explained in simple terms, with no maths
AI is software that learned patterns from huge amounts of examples instead of following hand-written rules. A plain guide to how it works and where it fails.
AI terms and file types a non-technical person should know
A plain-words glossary of the AI terms and file types you'll actually meet: prompt, model, token, context window, agent, Markdown, HTML, JSON, repo and API.
Markdown explained: the simple file format that AI speaks
Markdown is plain text with a few symbols for headings, lists and links. Learn it in ten minutes, and see why every AI assistant reads and writes it.