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Big map of AI

AI concepts in pictures

The big map of AI

Every AI idea sits on one of eight layers. Pick a goal to see which layers matter most, search for a word you have heard, or tap any idea to learn what it means and open its lesson. You do not need to learn it all first. Use the map to see where an idea fits.

The whole map, from the ground up.

  1. 1

    The ground

    What does all AI stand on?

  2. 2

    The model

    What is the brain, and how did it learn?

  3. 3

    Teach it your way

    How do I make it fit my job and my facts?

  4. 4

    Give it senses

    Can it see, hear, speak and draw?

  5. 5

    Let it act

    How does it do things, not only say things?

  6. 6

    Keep it honest and safe

    How do I trust it, and what if it is wrong?

  7. 7

    Run it for real

    Which model, where, and what does it cost?

  8. 8

    Rules and results

    Is it allowed, is it built well, and is it worth it?

Layers read from the ground up: each one builds on the ones before it.

Learn it one layer at a time

The AI Concepts in Pictures course has a lesson for each layer, with a diagram and a hands-on demo in every lesson. No coding needed, and it is free.

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