AI 101
AI Vocabulary 101
The words you need before anything else makes sense. Prompts, models, model families, and the difference between them, explained for smart people who haven't had time to keep up.
A reading path from bekahhw.com
Most AI content assumes you already get it. This series doesn't. Six readings, in order, from your first vocabulary words to working alongside agents. No prerequisites except curiosity.
Check off readings as you go.
Unit one · The vocabulary
AI 101
The words you need before anything else makes sense. Prompts, models, model families, and the difference between them, explained for smart people who haven't had time to keep up.
AI 102
You've got the words. This is what to do with them. How the pieces fit together into systems you can actually reason about.
Unit two · How the pieces connect
AI 201
MCP, tool calls, and the plumbing between AI systems. The connective tissue nobody explains in plain language.
AI 202
A guide to AI security 101. What can go wrong when agents act on your behalf, and how the people whose job is alignment think about keeping them in line.
Unit three · Working with agents
AI 301
Creativity and expertise are no longer bottlenecked by technical skill. What that means for how you build, and how you think about building.
AI 302
We crossed a recursive threshold and the internet yawned. Extra credit for readers who want to think about where this is heading.
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