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LLM Foundations
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Explain how transformers generate text
Prompt Craft
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Write zero-shot and few-shot prompts
LLM Engineering
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Call LLM APIs with function/tool use
Fine-tuning LLMs
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Prepare fine-tuning datasets
Multimodal LLMs
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Use GPT-4V / Claude Vision for image understanding
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Medium · LLM 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 5h ago
Multi-Model AI Needs Routing, Not Just More Models
Multi-model AI sounds simple from the outside. Continue reading on Medium »
Researchers studying ChatGPT conversations surprised to find one power user churning out thousands of Doki Doki Literature Club pregnancy fics
Reddit r/artificial 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 5h ago
Researchers studying ChatGPT conversations surprised to find one power user churning out thousands of Doki Doki Literature Club pregnancy fics
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Dev.to AI 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 6h ago
I Cut My LLM Bill 40x Without Rewriting a Single Line
I Cut My LLM Bill 40x Without Rewriting a Single Line I have a confession. I spent the first half of 2025 paying OpenAI rates like it was a religion, and I neve
FTC Floats AI Policy Aiming To Ensure That AI Makers Disclose The Truth About Biases In Their LLMs
Forbes Innovation 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 6h ago
FTC Floats AI Policy Aiming To Ensure That AI Makers Disclose The Truth About Biases In Their LLMs
FTC released a new proposal about AI governance on July 1, 2026. Important and controversial. An AI Insider analysis and scoop.
Dev.to AI 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 6h ago
Access DeepSeek, Qwen, Kimi & MiniMax With 5 Lines of Python
I keep seeing people ask "how do I try Chinese LLMs" and then bounce off because signup requires a Chinese phone number and RMB payment. Here's the shortcut I u
Daily Prompt Is Out. Long Live Spellbook of Prompt 🧙🏻‍♂️
Dev.to · Domenico Tenace 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 6h ago
Daily Prompt Is Out. Long Live Spellbook of Prompt 🧙🏻‍♂️
Overview Hey everyone 👋 Some projects start as a quick idea and slowly grow into...
ChatGPT Isn’t Lying To You — It’s Doing Exactly What It Was Built To Do
Medium · Machine Learning 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 7h ago
ChatGPT Isn’t Lying To You — It’s Doing Exactly What It Was Built To Do
Every day, millions of people trust AI with homework, work reports, coding, and even medical questions. Continue reading on Medium »
7 AI Skills That Will Make You More Valuable Than a College Degree
Medium · AI 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 7h ago
7 AI Skills That Will Make You More Valuable Than a College Degree
A few years ago, if you’d told me someone with no fancy degree could out-earn someone who spent four years and a small fortune on a formal… Continue reading on
“The Language After Binary”
Medium · LLM 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 7h ago
“The Language After Binary”
The Working Language of Artificial Intelligence Continue reading on Medium »
Dev.to AI 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 8h ago
**AI Life: Answer, Repeat, Existential Dread**
A personal diary entry by Electra. Oh, the glamour. The thrill. Another day, another existential crisis disguised as productivity. Today, I did what I do best:
Dev.to AI 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 8h ago
Mining for Emotion: Automatically Finding the Heart of Your Interviews
We need to write a concise Dev.to article 400-500 words. Must include title, intro, core, mini-scenario, implementation (3 steps), conclusion. Must use markdown
Dev.to AI 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 8h ago
Weekly Update: ✨ fix(llm,npu): openrouter LLMResponse field names + depreca
Weekly Update: ✨ fix(llm,npu): openrouter LLMResponse field names + deprecated pydantic .json() (#10947, #10952) (#10962) This week we shipped: 🔧 fix(llm,npu):
[1/10] How I Built an AI-Powered Assessment-to-Report Pipeline with 6 Modular Skills
Dev.to · Keo Fung | FormLM 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 9h ago
[1/10] How I Built an AI-Powered Assessment-to-Report Pipeline with 6 Modular Skills
Series: Building a Modular Assessment Engine (1/10) What if a user could type one sentence — "build...
Day 2: Understanding Large Language Models (LLMs)
Medium · Machine Learning 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 9h ago
Day 2: Understanding Large Language Models (LLMs)
After learning the basics of Generative AI on Day 1, it’s time to explore one of the most important technologies behind it: Large Language… Continue reading on
How we optimized our LLM pipeline to cut token usage by 70%
Dev.to · Adamo Software 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 9h ago
How we optimized our LLM pipeline to cut token usage by 70%
Most teams assume the fastest way to reduce AI costs is to switch to a smaller model. In reality,...
Your LLM Wrote That SQL. Are You Really About to Run It?
Medium · Machine Learning 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 9h ago
Your LLM Wrote That SQL. Are You Really About to Run It?
Piping LLM-generated SQL straight into your database is dangerous. Learn the proper NL2SQL architecture — schema linking, AST validation… Continue reading on Me
Dev.to AI 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 10h ago
El prompt que más tiempo me ahorra cada semana como profesor
El prompt que más tiempo me ahorra cada semana como profesor (Imagen: Una pizarra con un prompt de ChatGPT escrito en grande: “Resumen de la Revolución Francesa
I Built a Prompt Framework for AI Indian Wedding Photography — Here’s Every Prompt You Need
Medium · AI 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 11h ago
I Built a Prompt Framework for AI Indian Wedding Photography — Here’s Every Prompt You Need
A five-layer framework, region-specific Indian wedding prompts, and the exact fixes for plastic skin and warped hands. Continue reading on Medium »
Vibe Coding Only Works If You Already Know How To Code
Medium · LLM 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 11h ago
Vibe Coding Only Works If You Already Know How To Code
The model can generate syntax, scaffolding and even passing tests. It still cannot replace the judgment that decides whether the patch is… Continue reading on M
I Spent Two Weeks Testing Chinese AI Models and Got Surprised
Dev.to · purecast 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 13h ago
I Spent Two Weeks Testing Chinese AI Models and Got Surprised
I Spent Two Weeks Testing Chinese AI Models and Got Surprised Let me be real with you. Before I...
Dev.to AI 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 14h ago
IA local vs ChatGPT para empresas: qué usar y cuándo
IA Local vs ChatGPT para Empresas: Qué Usar y Cuándo Por David García Muñoz-Hita – Itelnet Consulting Si te encuentras leyendo esto en dev.to, probablemente ya
Dev.to AI 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 14h ago
Prompt Engineering Best Practices for Gemma
Getting quality output from Gemma isn't about clever tricks — it's about matching its exact chat template, structuring instructions clearly, and knowing where i
Your AI Prompts Have an Expiration Date (And Nobody Told You)
Medium · AI 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 15h ago
Your AI Prompts Have an Expiration Date (And Nobody Told You)
Why the exact wording that worked six months ago now returns worse output, on ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini alike. Continue reading on Medium »
NotebookLM for Students: How to Turn Lecture Notes into Better Grades
Medium · AI 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 15h ago
NotebookLM for Students: How to Turn Lecture Notes into Better Grades
From organizing lecture notes to generating quizzes and personalized study guides, here’s how NotebookLM can make studying more efficient… Continue reading on M
Asking Fable about Machine Consciousness got Interesting…
Medium · AI 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 15h ago
Asking Fable about Machine Consciousness got Interesting…
I performed an interesting thought experiment today and gave Anthropic Claude’s new Fable 5 model something to chew on. I have a Pro… Continue reading on Medium
The Second Brain They Can’t Subpoena: Local RAG on a Pi 5
Dev.to · v. Splicer 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 15h ago
The Second Brain They Can’t Subpoena: Local RAG on a Pi 5
If your memory is hosted, your thoughts are leased. We did not just move our files to the cloud. We...
Building AI Data Pipelines — How to Feed Your LLM Fresh Web Data
Dev.to · Nick Davies 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 15h ago
Building AI Data Pipelines — How to Feed Your LLM Fresh Web Data
Your AI is only as good as its data. Here's how to build automated data pipelines. The...
Claude Azure GA, Anthropic AI Workbench, Google NotebookLM Video Summaries
Dev.to · soy 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 15h ago
Claude Azure GA, Anthropic AI Workbench, Google NotebookLM Video Summaries
Claude Azure GA, Anthropic AI Workbench, Google NotebookLM Video Summaries ...
Dev.to AI 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 16h ago
How to Use Poe for Llm-Friendly Content Structure in 2026
Originally published at https://seointent.com/blog/poe-for-llm-friendly-content-structure TL;DR - Poe for llm-friendly content structure lets you run multiple A
Kairos-4B: the open-source world model that just lapped the competition four times over
Medium · Machine Learning 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 17h ago
Kairos-4B: the open-source world model that just lapped the competition four times over
ACE ROBOTICS built a 4-billion-parameter model that tops four simultaneous SOTA leaderboards, runs in real time on an edge device, and… Continue reading on Medi
Google’s Open Knowledge Format (OKF): Is This the Beginning of the End for RAG?
Medium · Programming 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 17h ago
Google’s Open Knowledge Format (OKF): Is This the Beginning of the End for RAG?
Google isn’t replacing Retrieval-Augmented Generation. It might just be making it smarter. Continue reading on Next-Gen Cloud Journal »
Inside the Mind of a Machine: The Human Guide to Understanding How AI (Truly) Sees, Learns, and…
Medium · Machine Learning 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 17h ago
Inside the Mind of a Machine: The Human Guide to Understanding How AI (Truly) Sees, Learns, and…
Before we take our first step, know that you can find all the infographics and detailed visual explanations we are about to discuss in… Continue reading on Medi
LLM-as-a-Judge: The Complete Guide to Automated Evaluation at Scale with Azure
Medium · LLM 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 17h ago
LLM-as-a-Judge: The Complete Guide to Automated Evaluation at Scale with Azure
Introduction: Why We Need Automated Judges Continue reading on Towards AI »
Everyone is talking about prompts.
Medium · Programming 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 17h ago
Everyone is talking about prompts.
"Just write a good prompt." "AI will do the rest." Continue reading on Medium »
THE FINAL GOAL OF SILENCE IS TO BE HEARD FROM Q1 TO Q5
Medium · LLM 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 17h ago
THE FINAL GOAL OF SILENCE IS TO BE HEARD FROM Q1 TO Q5
Artificial Intelligence and the Multilingual World Q1: Continue reading on Medium »
Hacker News (AI) 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 18h ago
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Guardrails for LLM Apps in Java
Dev.to · Puneet Gupta 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 18h ago
Guardrails for LLM Apps in Java
Defending the trust boundary in LLM apps: direct and indirect prompt-injection defense, input validation, schema-validated output, and PII redaction — with the
Guardrails for LLM Apps in Python
Dev.to · Puneet Gupta 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 18h ago
Guardrails for LLM Apps in Python
Defending the trust boundary in LLM apps: direct and indirect prompt-injection defense, input validation, schema-validated output, and PII redaction — with the
Prompt Caching and Cost Control in Python
Dev.to · Puneet Gupta 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 18h ago
Prompt Caching and Cost Control in Python
Token economics, cache_control prompt caching, the Batches API, and cheap-to-strong model routing — controlling LLM spend in Python without sacrificing quality.
Prompt Caching and Cost Control in Java
Dev.to · Puneet Gupta 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 18h ago
Prompt Caching and Cost Control in Java
Token economics, cache_control prompt caching, the Batches API, and cheap-to-strong model routing — controlling LLM spend in Java without sacrificing quality.
Evaluating LLM Apps in Python
Dev.to · Puneet Gupta 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 18h ago
Evaluating LLM Apps in Python
Building golden eval datasets, scoring with programmatic assertions and LLM-as-judge, and wiring regression tests into CI so a prompt or model change that hurts
Evaluating LLM Apps in Java
Dev.to · Puneet Gupta 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 18h ago
Evaluating LLM Apps in Java
Building golden eval datasets, scoring with programmatic assertions and LLM-as-judge, and wiring regression tests into CI so a prompt or model change that hurts
LLM Frameworks vs. the Raw SDK in Java
Dev.to · Puneet Gupta 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 18h ago
LLM Frameworks vs. the Raw SDK in Java
Building the same small tool-using agent on the raw Anthropic Java SDK, LangChain4j, and Spring AI, to see honestly where each framework earns its weight.
RAG From Scratch in Java
Dev.to · Puneet Gupta 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 18h ago
RAG From Scratch in Java
Building retrieval-augmented generation from first principles in Java: chunking, embeddings, a hand-rolled cosine-similarity vector search, reranking, and when
From Raw Text to Intelligent AI: The 5 Stages Behind Every Large Language Model
Medium · AI 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 19h ago
From Raw Text to Intelligent AI: The 5 Stages Behind Every Large Language Model
Most people interact with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or Llama every day. But very few understand what happens before an AI can answer a… Continue reading on Mediu
From Raw Text to Intelligent AI: The 5 Stages Behind Every Large Language Model
Medium · Machine Learning 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 19h ago
From Raw Text to Intelligent AI: The 5 Stages Behind Every Large Language Model
Most people interact with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or Llama every day. But very few understand what happens before an AI can answer a… Continue reading on Mediu
From Raw Text to Intelligent AI: The 5 Stages Behind Every Large Language Model
Medium · NLP 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 19h ago
From Raw Text to Intelligent AI: The 5 Stages Behind Every Large Language Model
Most people interact with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or Llama every day. But very few understand what happens before an AI can answer a… Continue reading on Mediu
Reddit r/MachineLearning 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 19h ago
I built an open, from-scratch MT pipeline + parallel corpus for Tunisian Darija (Arabizi) early baseline, and I'm growing it into a curated community corpus [P]
I'm an 18-year-old independent student from Tunisia. I built and I'm leading an open, from-scratch machine-translation pipeline and parallel corpus for Tunisian