Learning path

You build things

For engineers and technical people who don't write software for a living. Start with how the systems work, end with what they mean for the person operating them.

The path

  1. [1hr Talk] Intro to Large Language Models
    Andrej Karpathy · Video · 60 min · Introductory

    The shape of a language model, from someone who built them.

  2. Deep Dive into LLMs like ChatGPT
    Andrej Karpathy · Video · 210 min · Intermediate

    Open the machine: data, training, tokens, hallucination, reasoning.

  3. The Bitter Lesson
    Richard Sutton · Essay · 5 min · Introductory

    The founding argument: general methods riding computation win.

  4. Guardian Angels: LLM Personalization for Productivity and Security
    Gwern Branwen · Essay · 60 min · Advanced

    What one careful thinker wants AI to be for a single person — and why chatbots aren't it.

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