Categories: Fundamentals AI
AI Fundamentals provide a technical understanding of artificial intelligence and local language models. From terminology and neural networks to prompts and running local models—practical explanations for Linux-experienced users.
Categories: Fundamentals AI
Why the term Artificial Intelligence is used in so many different ways, which technologies fall under it, and how this series defines it.
Categories: Fundamentals AI
Understanding neural networks, parameters, training, and inference. Why language models hallucinate, why a context window limits a conversation, and how these concepts are connected.
Categories: Fundamentals AI Digital Sovereignty
Local AI models vs. cloud APIs. Storage, RAM requirements, quantization, offline operation, and the tool ecosystem.
Categories: Fundamentals AI
Why language models respond differently to different wording. Tokenization, system prompts, temperature, and the limits of prompt engineering.