Book overview
Introduction — Getting the Big Picture Before You Use AI
Using AI to write text, generate code, or help with research and development has stopped being anything special. So do the AIs we use every day really "think" and "make decisions"? Why do they sometimes give plausible but incorrect answers, or say that they have "checked" something when they have not actually verified it?
Are "AI" and "LLM" the same thing? When an AI says "I searched for it," can you actually confirm that a search took place? When it says "I remember," what exactly is stored, and where? When it reports "I ran the tests. All PASS," can you treat that sentence alone as proof the work is done?
This book covers the basics you need to answer these questions.